Author Franny Billingsley on Being a Finalist for the National Book Award

For Highland Park’s Franny Billingsley, being named to the National Book Awards shortlist is the culmination of decades of writing. Billingsley is one of 5 finalists for this year’s award for young people’s literature, for her novel “Chime.” The awards will be announced at a ceremony in New York on November 16. Even before the […]

by Liz Logan