The annual Beachside Author Series returns to Seabrook! Join us for literary weekends, January through June, featuring best-selling and award-winning authors of all genres. Experience author meet-and-greets, readings, book signings, writing workshops, and more. Join us Saturday, March 8th with Martha Brockenbrough, Jessixa & Aaron Bagley, Julia Kuo, and Rachel Michelle Wilson for exclusive book signings and Q&A.

Martha Brockenbrough – Award-winning author of more than twenty books for young readers, including YA fiction and nonfiction, picture books, a middle-grade mystery, and a chapter book series. The former editor of MSN.com, Martha has interviewed lots of celebrities, including the Jonas Brothers, Jason Bateman, Mike Myers, and Slash. Her work has been published in The New York Times, and she wrote an educational humor column for Encarta for nine years.

Jessixa Bagley + Aaron Bagley with DUEL
Jessixa Bagley grew up in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon, where she developed a love of hamburgers, drawing, and anthropomorphic food. Her books have won the SCBWI Golden Kite Award, multiple Junior Library Guild selections, and an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor, among many other awards.
Aaron Bagley is an illustrator and sometimes author from Seattle, WA. His work has been featured in Illustoria Magazine, The Virginia Quarterly Review, Seattle’s The Stranger, The Seattle Weekly, and so many more.

Julia Kuo – Author and illustrator of Let’s Do Everything and Nothing and Luminous: Living Things that Light Up the Night. She is the illustrator of many picture and specialty books including the bestselling book RISE. Julia has created editorial illustrations for publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist.

Rachel Michelle Wilson – Children’s book author-illustrator with a sweet tooth and a dash of sass. Her debut picture book HOW TO PEE YOUR PANTS: THE RIGHT WAY — out October 15 with Macmillan — received a Kirkus starred review. Her short story was included in THE HAUNTED STATES OF AMERICA, a middle-grade anthology by SCBWI and Henry Holt.

For those interested in making a weekend trip out of it, Seabrook is offering 10% off stays with the code BOOK10: www.seabrookwa.com/vacation-rentals/