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SUMMARY:The Journey of a Book with Sarvenaz Tash 
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DESCRIPTION:A presentation by The Queen of Ocean Parkway author Sarvenaz T
 ash..\nhttps://dpl.libnet.info/event/12986795
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>In this presentation\, author Sarvenaz Tas
 h will unravel the mystery of how a book gets made\, using her 2024 novel 
 <em>The Queen of Ocean Parkway</em> as a case study. She'll discuss the wr
 iting and revision work needed to shape a story into a fully-fledged book 
 as well as some ins and outs of the publishing process. Enjoy a Q&amp\;A s
 ession with the author after the presentation. In addition to her eight bo
 oks\, Tash has dabbled in all sorts of writing including screenwriting\, c
 opywriting\, and professional tweeting for the likes of Bravo and MTV.&nbs
 p\;</p>\n<p>Copies of&nbsp\;<em>The Queen of Ocean Parkway</em> will be av
 ailable for purchase at this event. There will be a designated time for bo
 ok signing after the presentation.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>~</p>\n<p>The 2025 Novel
  Idea Youth Edition\,&nbsp\;<em><strong>The Queen of Ocean Parkway</strong
 ></em>\,&nbsp\;tells the story of eleven-year-old Roya\, the superintenden
 t&rsquo\;s kid of a regal Brooklyn apartment building. An aspiring reporte
 r\, she knows just about everything about the building&rsquo\;s residents.
  It&rsquo\;s a good distraction from the problems in her own life. But whe
 n Katya Petrov\, one of her favorite tenants\, goes missing\, it&rsquo\;s 
 up to Roya and a new friend to make her own headlines as she searches for 
 Katya and attempts to break the Petrov curse once and for all.</p>\n<p><st
 rong>Sarvenaz Tash</strong>&nbsp\;was born in Tehran\, Iran\, grew up on L
 ong Island\, and graduated with a BFA in Film and Television from NYU. She
  is the author of eight novels (and counting) for kids\, young adults\, an
 d adults including&nbsp\;<em>The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love</em>\,&nb
 sp\;<em>A Whole Song and Dance</em>\, and&nbsp\;<em>The Queen of Ocean Par
 kway</em>. Though her books run the gamut of genres and age groups\, they&
 rsquo\;re tied together by her strong voice and affinity for joyful\, dive
 rse\, humorous stories with heart.</p>\n<p>Learn more about&nbsp\;<a href=
 "https://www.deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/novelidea/">A Novel Idea</a>&nb
 sp\;here.</p>\n<p>Questions? Contact&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:elsah@deschutes
 library.org">elsah@deschuteslibrary.org</a>\, 541-312-1062</p>\nhttps://dp
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