Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Lily King received her B.A. in English Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and then her M.A. in Creative Writing from Syracuse University. King's first novel, The Pleasing Hour, was published in 1999, followed by The English Teacher [2005] and Father of the Rain [2010]. Gaining awards and accolades with each, she hit big with her fourth novel, Euphoria in 2014. That year, it won the Kirkus Award for Fiction, and was also named one of the 10 Best Books of 2014 by The New York Times Book Review and TIME's Top 10 Fiction Books of 2014. Her most recent novel, Writers & Lovers was published in 2020 and her first collection of short stories, Five Tuesdays in Winter was released in 2021.

Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Raised in Fayetteville, NC, Brendan Slocumb holds a degree in music education with concentrations in violin and viola from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. For the past 23 years, he has been a public and private school music educator, teaching general music, orchestra and guitar ensembles. His debut mystery thriller, The Violin Conspiracy, was published in 2022 to glowing reviews and was selected as a Good Morning America Book Club Pick. Due out in 2023, his follow up page turner, Symphony of Secrets, seeks to right a wrong when race intersects with the uncovering of a famous musical piece's true composer.