Saturday, October 07, 2023, 11:00 AM.

Jessie Ann Foley’s first book, The Carnival at Bray, won a Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature and was short-listed for a Morris Award, honoring authors writing for teens. Yet the novel was banned from schools and libraries in Utah and Florida.

For the last day of Banned Books Week, meet Jessie for an informal chat about her work and the chilling effect of book bans in the United States.