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Caseen Gaines, Christopher Ryan, Toney Jackson (l. to r., above) and recently-added Dina Nasr-Heerema will be at the Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, 39 Broadway, beginning at 2 p.m.
The suggested $5 donation will benefit Hackensack High School teacher Ashley Paladino (below), an HHS alumna who is currently undergoing treatment for leukemia. A portion of the proceeds from the afternoon’s book sale will go toward the cause, as well.
Ashley Paladino
There will also be an a 50/50 raffle and concessions.
Gaines, Jackson and Ryan have participated together in several book events throughout New Jersey and New York, including last year’s ComicCon.
Ryan has been named “Best New Voice in Fiction – 2013” by the Independent Book Publishers Association. His debut novel, “City of Woe,” also was honored by theBookcast.com as its first-ever recipient of the “Book of Exceptional Quality” award. Ryan is an award-winning former journalist and has written comedy, songs, and comic books and films. He is currently working on the sequel to “City of Woe” and its sequel, “City of Sin.”
Gaines directs the school’s theater productions. He is the award-winning author of pop culture histories on Pee-wee’s Playhouse and A Christmas Story. He is currently working on his third book, on the “Back to the Future” trilogy, which will be published by Penguin next year.
Jackson is an award-winning poet, songwriter, and author/illustrator of children’s literature. His most recent book, “Who Wants to Be a Teacher?”, includes his reflections on teaching at Nellie K. Parker Elementary School and the current state of education in New Jersey and the nation.
Nasr-Heerema, who teaches 1st grade at the Fanny Meyer Hillers School, is the author of “A Twist of Fate,” a children’s book that details her family’s journey from war-torn Lebanon to Bergen County.
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