Hudson Children's Book Festival alum Mark Teague has a new book and will be visiting the store to read from, discuss and sign his books! (and BTW - the Festival will return in May, 2023) ABout Mark's new book, King Kong's Cousin From bestselling author-illustrator Mark Teague comes a laugh-out-loud, black-and-white picture book introducing Junior, King Kong’s cousin! Junior wants to be as big and as strong and as special as his cousin, Kong, but he always seems to come up short. Kong climbs skyscrapers; Junior is afraid of heights. Kong does whatever he wants; Junior does chores. When Junior’s beloved cat gets stuck in a tree, will this be his chance to save the day? Mark Teague is the award-winning children’s book author and illustrator of the bestselling Dear Mrs. LaRue series, as well as King Kong’s Cousin, Fly!, The Sky Is Falling!, The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf, The Tree House That Jack Built by Bonnie Verburg, and many other humorous picture books. He also created the art for the How Do Dinosaurs… series. His illustrated novel, The Doom Machine, received excellent reviews. Mark lives in the Hudson River Valley with his family.

Join us with Jill Dearman (reading from her new book, Jazzed) and Andrea Kleine! Jill Dearman writes social-engaged crime fiction, with an emphasis on queer history, and intersectional feminism. She is the author of JAZZED, which received a rave starred review from Kirkus; BANG THE KEYS, a book for writers; her historical crime novel THE GREAT BRAVURA was featured on NPR, and in The Brooklyn Rail; she is the author of FEMINISM: THE MARCH TOWARDS EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN (Nomad Press 2019), a history of feminism for teens; and QUEER ASTROLOGY FOR MEN and QUEER ASTROLOGY FOR WOMEN Jill works as a part-time Professor of Writing in Liberal Studies at New York University. She earned an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. Her short essays and stories have been widely published. Throughout the 1990s, Jill worked as an HIV counselor and AIDS activist. Jill is also a freelance editor, writing coach, and metaphysical counselor. For more: www.jilldearman.com. Andrea Kleine is the author of the novels CALF, a Publishers' Weekly Best Fiction Book of 2015; and EDEN, named one of "Summer's Smartest and Most Innovative Thrillers" by Vanity Fair and a finalist for a Publishing Triangle Award. Her work includes fiction, essays, performances, and a feature-length, non-fiction film, THE END IS NOT WHAT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE, premiering later this fall.For more: www.andreakleine.com