Heidi Hammond, Ph.D. of St. Catherine University will moderate a discussion among the key people involved in the creation, publishing and marketing of a book. Young adult authors Carrie Mesrobian and Mary Losure, along with Andrew Karre, editorial director Carolrhoda Lab™, and Dawn Frederick, literary agent and owner of Red Sofa Literary, will discuss the process of writing a young adult book, finding an agent and getting a book published, and making it available to bookstores and libraries. Sponsored by MALF (Minnesota Association of Library Friends) and Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, Minneapolis. Dessert provided by Barnes & Noble.