Making Sense of the Chaos with Nic Stone in conversation with Mariama J. Lockington

Presented by The Kentucky Book Festival and Kentucky Humanities, this program is part of the main festival on November 2.

Nic Stone

Chaos Theory

After graduating from Spelman College, Nic Stone worked extensively in teen mentoring and lived in Israel for a few years before returning to the US to write full-time. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin delivers a gripping romance about two teens, a gut punch of a novel about mental health, loss, and discovering you are worthy of love.

Mariama J. Lockington

When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology

Award-winning author of Forever Is Now, Mariama J. Lockington has over thirteen years of experience working as a K-12 educator in the nonprofit sector and currently works for the University of Kentucky’s College of Education. Edited by Shannon Gibney and Nicole Chung, When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology contains tales from fifteen bestselling, acclaimed, and emerging adoptee authors, including Lockington, who genuinely and authentically reflect the complexity, breadth, and depth of adoptee experiences.