Whether she’s writing about mad cow disease, Victorian-era sorceresses, or marooned beauty pageant contestants, Printz Award–winning novelist Libba Bray consistently melds smart writing, powerful themes, and genuine wit in her books for teen readers. Bray’s latest novel, Lair of Dreams, continues the dramatic story begun in her bestseller The Diviners. Merging elements of the supernatural with a vividly described New York in the Roaring Twenties, Lair of Dreams offers the best possible combination of historical and fantasy fiction. Our first-ever YA Keynote session will be hosted by Brookline Public Library’s Robin Brenner. She’ll be wearing period garb—so you should feel free to don that flapper dress or bowler hat, too! Sponsored by Simmons College. From the 2015 Boston Book Festival, October 24, 2015.