Emma chats with one of her favorite authors of all time, Sarah Dessen. They discuss Sarah's writing career, the magic of libraries, the teenage years, book recommendations, and so much more. If you want to hear Emma live out some of her teenage dreams by asking her favorite author questions, listen to this delightful conversation.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
Lock & Key by Sarah Dessen
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
That Summer by Sarah Dessen
Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen
Once and For All by Sarah Dessen
Not Nothing by Gayle Forman
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today's episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace

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