was born in Detroit, grew up in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Harvard. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Wind Done Gone, Pushkin and the Queen of Spades, and Rebel Yell. She is also an award-winning songwriter, and the first black woman in history to write a number one country song. Randall lives with her husband in Nashville and is currently writer-in-residence at Vanderbilt University. Like Ada, she's done battle with her weight and won. www.alicerandall.com
Saturday, October 13
12:00-1:00 pm, Legislative Plaza, Room 12
Ada's Rules: A Sexy, Skinny Novel
4:00-5:00 pm, Legislative Plaza, Room 30
Independent Princesses - Enchanting Novels for Tweens
Caroline Randall Williams, E.D. Baker, Alice Randall
