Renée Watson is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Her novel, Piecing Me Together, received a Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award. Her books include the Ryan Hart series, Some Places More Than Others, This Side of Home, What Momma Left Me, Betty Before X, cowritten with Ilyasah Shabazz, Watch Us Rise, cowritten with Ellen Hagan, and Love Is a Revolution, as well as acclaimed picture books: Maya’s Song, The 1619 Project: Born on the Water, written with Nikole Hannah-Jones, A Place Where Hurricanes Happen, and Harlem’s Little Blackbird, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Renée splits her time between Portland, Oregon and New York City. Visit her online at reneewatson.net and on social media at @reneewauthor.

Free and open to the public

• Free copies of Ways to Build Dreams for the first 100 families

• Presentation and Q&A by Renée Watson

• Meet the author, book sale, and signing

For more information or to order books, please visit: https://www.brazosbookstore.com/event/inprint-cool-brains-ren%C3%A9e-watson-ways-build-dreams