We are excited to welcome Chris Bohjalian to the NJLA Annual Conference this year! Mr. Bohjalian is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 20 books and his work has been translated into over 30 languages. He is well known for writing compelling fiction incorporating contemporary social issues and how those issues have an impact in the everyday lives of ordinary people.

From looking at his social media and web presence, it is not a secret that Mr. Bohjalian love libraries. He has written a blog post about modern libraries and often posts pictures of Vermont libraries to his social media accounts. "Chris will be speaking to the New Jersey Library Association about his life and work — and, more importantly, about the importance of their lives and work as librarians. He will be signing books afterward" (http://chrisbohjalian.com/events/chris-speaks-to-the-new-jersey-library-association/).

In order to engage conference attendees, President Leah Wagner invites everyone to participate in an association-wide One Book event.

The three options for our first NJLA One Book event are:

• Midwives (1997) - http://chrisbohjalian.com/midwives/

• Sandcastle Girls (2012) - http://chrisbohjalian.com/the-sandcastle-girls/

• The Flight Attendant (2018) - http://chrisbohjalian.com/the-flight-attendant/

To cast your vote for which of Mr. Bohjalian's books we should read, please take this survey. The survey will be open until March 15 and the book with the most votes will be announced by the end of March.