Events from Oblong Books & Music - Rhinebeck

Oblong Books & Music - Rhinebeck: LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY READERS - Middle Grade Series: Kristen Kittscher, Michael Buckley and Kirsten Miller

Sunday, July 14 (4:00 pm)

This event will be held at Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck, NY.

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[[Kristen Kittscher]] was a child neighborhood spy but (allegedly) grew up to be an upstanding citizen, seventh grade English teacher, and writing tutor. A graduate of Brown University, she lives in Pasadena, California with her husband, Kai, and their hyperactive lab mix. Fans of the humor and clever clues in the Sammy Keyes books will enjoy [The Wig in the Window], the first book in Kristen’s funny middle-grade mystery series. In the book best friends and seventh graders Sophie Young and Grace Yang have made a game out of spying on their neighbors. On one of their midnight stakeouts, they witness a terrifying, bloody scene at the home of their bizarre middle-school counselor Dr. Charlotte Agford (also known as Dr. Awkward).

[[Michael Buckley]] is author of the bestselling series' [The Sisters Grimm] & N.E.R.D.S.. Michael also likes to write his own bio, and this is how it goes: "After a tragic accident I was bombarded with gamma radiation. Days later, I awoke to discover I had changed. Now when I am angered I transform into an enormous, green monster people have come to call "The Hulk." I faked my own death and I'll stay dead until I can learn to control the savage monster inside me. Wait a minute - that's the bio for Bruce Banner! No, I grew up in Akron, Ohio -- nowhere near any lab where gamma radiation research was going on. When I was a kid I was a roller boogie fanatic but that hardly makes me a monster...even if people were injured a few times when I would "shoot the duck." No, the closest thing I have to a monster inside me are my Incredible Hulk underoos! Does that count?"

[[Kirsten Miller]] grew up in a small town in the mountains of North Carolina. At seventeen, she hit the road and moved to New York City, where she lives to this day. [[Kirsten]] is the author of the acclaimed [Kiki Strike] Series, which tells the tale of the delinquent girl geniuses who work secretly underground and undercover to keep Manhattan safe. In the first book Kiki and friends ventured deep under New York to save the city itself. She is also the author of the novel The Eternal Ones.

Location: Street: 6422 Montgomery St., Suite 6 City: Rhinebeck, Province: New York Postal Code: 12572-0482 Country: United States

Oblong Books & Music - Rhinebeck: KELLY BRAFFET

Saturday, August 17 (7:00 pm)

[[KELLY BRAFFET]] ([Save Yourself]) [[KELLY BRAFFET]] is the author of Josie and Jack and Last Seen Leaving. She is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University, where she received her MFA. Kelly lives in upstate New York with her husband, the writer Owen King.

Oblong Books & Music - Rhinebeck: Alan Gelb

Thursday, September 26 (6:00 pm)

[[Alan Gelb]] [(Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps], [Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps], Second Edition) [[Alan Gelb]] is a college essay coach and professional writer whose clients include colleges and universities across the country. He is the author of The Complete Student, A Survival Guide for Students, and Most Likely to Succeed, among others. Visit www.conqueringthecollegeessay.com.

Oblong Books & Music - Rhinebeck: Randy Susan Meyers

Saturday, February 22 (7:00 pm)

[[Randy Susan Meyers]] is the author of The Murderer’s Daughters, a finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award. She currently lives in Boston with her husband.

Oblong Books & Music - Rhinebeck: Alexandra Aldrich will be promoting The Astor Orphan

Sunday, April 27 (4:00 pm)

[[Alexandra Aldrich]] will be promoting [The Astor Orphan]

Oblong Books & Music - Rhinebeck: Owen King

Sunday, April 27 (7:00 pm)

Owen King is a graduate of Vassar College and the MFA program at the Columbia University School of the Arts. He is the author of We’re All in This Together: A Novella and Stories, as well as the co-editor of Who Can Save Us Now?: Brand New Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) Stories. His writing has appeared in Fairy Tale Review, One Story, Prairie Schooner, and Subtropics, among other publications. Owen has also taught creative writing at Columbia University and [[Ford]]ham University and is a working screenwriter with a script in development by the producer of Winter’s Bone. He is married to the novelist Kelly Braffet.