Tina Kelley at Maplewood South Orange Book Festival

Located just fifteen miles from New York City in the creative corridor of Maplewood and South Orange, the Maplewood—South Orange (MAPSO) Book Festival brings together authors, readers and book lovers from all over New Jersey, as well as New York City. The authors at the book festival range from adult to YA to children’s, both fiction and nonfiction. Featuring author “in conversations,” thought-provoking panels and an all-day dedicated children’s area, the MAPSO Book Festival is destined to become the region’s premier cultural and arts event.

The festival will be held at the Woodland in Maplewood, the South Orange Performing Arts Center,and other venues around the walkable, dynamic downtowns of Maplewood and South Orange. The festival will also feature a keynote address by best-selling popular science author Mary Roach, and a closing keynote from 2017 Caldecott Medal winner Javaka Steptoe.

Author Tina Kelley will be in attendance.