Ellery Adams
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Ellery Adams is the USA Today & New York Times bestselling author of over forty mystery novels. She’s written multiple series including her popular bibliomysteries: The Secret, Book, and Scone Society, The Book Retreat, and The Books By the Bay mysteries. Invasive Species, her genre-blending novel about four suburban women struggling to tame their inner monsters, releases in April 2026.
Ellery grew up on a beach near the Long Island Sound, went to college and grad school in Pennsylvania, and now writes from her home in central North Carolina. She considers herself “baked in the North and buttered in the South.” She loves rescue animals, jigsaw puzzles, coffee, college football, and stuffing her shelves with beautiful books and vintage knickknacks.
For reading guides and bibliotherapy lists, visit www.elleryadamsmysteries.com or find Ellery on Instagram @elleryadams.
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About AN AMERICAN STORY: Kwame Alexander, #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Undefeated and The Door of No Return, pens a powerful picture book that tells the story of American slavery through the voice of a teacher struggling to help her students understand its harrowing history.
Multilayered and stunningly illustrated, Alexander, and debut artist Dare Coulter present a sweeping narrative of a history almost impossible to tell, full of tragedy and cruelty that spans both centuries and continents.
From the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the Atlantic, to the backbreaking work in the fields of the South, this is a story of a people's struggle and strength, horror and hope. This is the story of American slavery, a story that needs to be told and understood by all of us. A testament to the resilience of the African American community, this book honors what has been and envisions what is to be.​
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