Lily is currently a junior at Smith College studying English. When she isn’t writing, she can be found working at her local independent bookstore or daydreaming about living in outer space. At Smith, she enjoys playing trombone in her school’s wind ensemble and hosting a late-night radio show. Her first novel THE LAST BOOKSTORE ON EARTH is being published by Delacorte in Spring 2025.

Likes: mint tea, coke slushies, rainy afternoons, New Jersey, musicals

Dislikes: yogurt, early mornings, physics, humid weather, fire alarms

Favorites:

• Books: Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel, This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, Glory O'Brien's History of the Future by AS King, The Girl Who Played With Fire by Steig Larson

• Movies: Paddington 2, Juno, Frances Ha, Bottoms, Zombieland

• Artists: Woodkid, Alanis Morissette, The Antlers, Harvey Danger, Julien Baker

• Musicals: Spring Awakening, Hair, Sweeney Todd, Jesus Christ Superstar

• TV Shows: Orphan Black, Yellowjackets, The 100, The Haunting of Hill House, Criminal Minds