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Author Event: You Only Live Twice by Autumn Allen
Wed, Sep 30
|JustBook-ish
You Only Live Twice is a coming-of-age story about faith, family, all kinds of love, and a Black Muslim teen pursuing an ordinary goal in an extraordinary time written by Autumn Allen. Join Allen in conversation with author and educator, Dr. Kim Parker for the celebration of Allen's second novel.
Time & Location
Sep 30, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
JustBook-ish, 1463 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA 02122, USA
About the event
Autumn Allen is an author, editor, consultant, and educator. Her debut young adult novel, All You Have to Do, was a People Magazine must-read for fall 2023, a Black Caucus of the ALA debut honor award winner, and was long listed for the Massachusetts Book Award. Her second novel, You Only Live Twice, is a JLG Gold Standard Selection. Her forthcoming picture books, Step On Board: Sculpting a Memorial to Harriet Tubman, illustrated by Ekua Holmes, Answered Prayers, illustrated by Charly Palmer, and To Know By Heart, illustrated by Daniel Minter, celebrate Black and Muslim history and culture. Autumn is a senior editor at Barefoot Books and has taught literature, writing, and publishing to students of all ages.
Dr. Kimberly N. Parker is an award-winning educator based in Boston who holds a steadfast belief in the power of literacy to normalize the high achievement of all students, especially Black, Latinx,…
