BooksNJ 2015

Maria E. Andreu is a writer and speaker whose work has appeared in Newsweek, The Washington Post, NJ.com, and the Newark Star Ledger. THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY is her debut novel. She was born in Spain, lived in Argentina for two years, and crossed the Mexican border into the U.S... Read More →

Caroline Leavitt is the New York Times bestselling author of Is This Tomorrow and Pictures of You, both of which were on many the Best Books of the Year lists. She has also written 8 other novels. A book critic for the Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle and People, she teaches... Read More →

Wendy Mass is the New York Times bestselling author of The Candymakers, along with fifteen other novels for young readers. They include A Mango-Shaped Space, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life (which was made into a feature film), 11 Birthdays, which was the first book in the bestselling... Read More →

Lauren Willig is the New York Times bestselling author of fifteen works of historical fiction. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages, awarded the RITA, Booksellers Best and Golden Leaf awards, and chosen for the American Library Association's annual list of the... Read More →