New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell will be the keynote speaker at the 20th annual Signatures Author Series

The John Cooper School Fine Arts Council is pleased to announce that Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of None of this is trueis the keynote speaker at the 20th Annual Signatures Author Series event, taking place on December 6, 2024, at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center.

Jewell is a master of the psychological thriller and has written bestsellers, including the cult novel None of this is truewhich is currently being developed at Netflix. Jewell’s latest book, Breaking through the darknessis the first book in the long-awaited Marvel crime series. Lisa Jewell’s first novel, Ralph’s Party, was published in 1999 and was the best-selling debut novel of that year. Since then she has published a further twenty-one novels, most recently a series of dark psychological thrillers including Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs and None of This is True. Lisa is a New York Times and Sunday Times #1 author who has sold over ten million books worldwide and is published in over twenty-five languages. She lives in north London with her husband, two daughters and a sweet dog named Daisy. Follow Lisa Jewell at @lisajewelluk on Twitter @lisajewelluk on Instagram @lisajewellofficial on Facebook.

The John Cooper School Signatures Author Series Luncheon is a highly anticipated annual literary event benefiting the school’s Fine Arts programs. Keynote speakers include bestselling authors Barbara Bush, Dave Barry, Mitch Albom, Anthony Bourdain, John Grogan, Nicholas Sparks, Candace Bushnell, Kathryn Stockett with Tate Taylor, Jodi Picoult, Tyler Florence, Gillian Flynn, Cheryl Strayed, Paula Hawkins, Kevin Kwan, Maria Semple, Jesmyn Ward, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Elin Hilderbrand, and Alka Joshi. The luncheon also features guest authors, book signings, and a Signatures-themed drawing.

The event will take place on December 6, 2024 at The Woodlands Marriott Waterway Hotel and Convention Center. Buy your tickets now to secure preferred seating at this sure-to-be-sold-out event! Early registration for table sponsorships and individual reservations is recommended for the best seating.

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Each year, a portion of the proceeds from the Signatures Author Series are donated to a local literary organization. The 2023 Signatures Literacy Award recipient was Children’s Books on Wheels. Past recipients include the Montgomery County Library System and the Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation.

The mission of Children’s Books on Wheels is to promote reading by providing books, educational literature, and community resources for children in kindergarten through 12th grade.^th-grade students and their families in rural communities and major cities. Children’s Books on Wheels (CBOW) is a 501c3 nonprofit, community-based mobile literacy organization that promotes literacy by providing free books, educational literature, and community resources in multiple languages ​​to children and their families. Rita Wiltz, founder and executive director of Children’s Books on Wheels (CBOW), founded the mobile nonprofit in 2004 to bring reading to children in all communities who may not have access to books.

Your support of the Signatures Author Series helps advance the mission of promoting literacy in our community. Please come to the 2024 Signatures Author Series Luncheon!

The John Cooper School is an independent college preparatory day school serving The Woodlands and the greater Houston area since 1988. For more information, visit www.johncooper.org.

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