December 4, 2010, Saturday - Second Story Presents Authors Pete Hautman and Steve Brezenoff at The Loft

Time:  7:00pm

Location: The Loft, 1011 Washington Avenue South

Second Story, the Loft’s reading series for writers of young adult and children’s literature, curated by Swati Avasthi and Heather Bouwman, presents authors Pete Hautman and Steve Brezeno

Pete Hautman is the author of more than twenty novels for adults and teens, including the 2004 National Book Award winner Godless, and three New York Times Notable Books: Drawing Dead, The Mortal Nuts, and Rash. His young adult and middle-grade novels range from science fiction (Rash, Mr. Was, and Hole in the Sky) to mystery (“The Bloodwater Mysteries” and Blank Confession) to contemporary drama (Godless, Sweetblood, Invisible, How to Steal a Car, and others). Hautman lives with novelist, poet, and occasional co-author Mary Logue in  Golden Valley, Minnesota, and Stockholm, Wisconsin.  His latest book is Blank Confession (Simon & Schuster).  Learn more about Pete Hautman on his website.

Steve Brezenoff has written dozens of chapter books for young readers, and The Absolute Value of -1 is his first novel for teens. His second novel, Brooklyn, Burning, will be out in fall of 2011. Though Steve grew up in a suburb on Long Island, he now lives with his wife, their son, and their terrier in St. Paul, Minnesota.