March 30, Author Group Chat with Jimin Han, Deborah Laufer, Kate Brandt, and Marcia Bradley. 12-2pm.

On Marcia Bradley: Marcia Bradley began her second life, earning an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College in 2017 just after receiving her BA from Antioch University LA. She received a Bronx Council on the Arts/New York City BRIO Award for Fiction and has numerous published stories. A native of Chicago, Marcia teaches at The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence and lives in the Bronx. https://marciabradley.com/
The Home for Wayward Girls “On Goodreads 105 of the buzziest novels of 2023 list!”
Growing up in the 1990s, a young girl escapes her abusive parents–and the “ranch” they run for “bad” girls—becoming an advocate for teen runaways and a foe of today’s Troubled Teen Industry where teens are sent to programs in isolated locales and wilderness camps. This heartfelt novel offers hope despite the harrowing circumstances and will appeal to fans of Joanna Goodman and Lisa Wingate. 
On Kate Brandt: Kate Brandt is a writer, adult literacy teacher, traveler, and student of Buddhism. She is a graduate of the MFA Writing program at Sarah Lawrence College, and her work has appeared in literary anthologies and a number of publications, including Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Literary Mama, and Redivider. Hope for the Worst is her first novel: “Ellie is twenty-four years old, stuck in a dead-end job, and questioning the meaning of life when she meets the much older Calvin. When she becomes the center of his attention, it's almost pure bliss...until it becomes clear that Calvin expects sex as part of the bargain. Calvin's lectures stress the Buddhist concept of non-attachment, but that doesn't salve her wounds when he abandons her. Suddenly alone, Ellie must find a way to heal from her loss-but not before devotion to her teacher takes her halfway across the world to Tibet, and puts her life in real danger.”
On Jimin Han: Jimin Han was born in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in Providence, Rhode Island; Dayton, Ohio; and Jamestown, New York. Her work has been supported by the New York State Council on the Arts. She is the author of The Apology and A Small Revolution. Additional writing of hers can be found online at American Public Media's Weekend America, Poets & Writers, and Catapult, among others. She teaches at The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College, Pace University, and community writing centers.
On Deborah Laufer: Deborah Zoe Laufer's plays have been performed in hundreds of theaters around the world. They're published by Samuel French, Smith & Kraus, and Playscripts, Inc. www.DeborahZoeLaufer.com