Young Adult authors Alexa Donne and Jennieke Cohen will spill the beans on how they were inspired by their favorite classic books! Alexa's The Stars We Steal channels Jane Austen's Persuasion as Princess Leonie, heir to a faded European spaceship, keeps her eyes open for the lucky bachelor who can save her family from financial run. Lady Victoria, the heroine of Jennieke's Dangerous Alliance, is armed with her own beloved Jane Austen novels as she enters society's treacherous social season. Both authors have looked to Jane Austen for inspiration, and will talk about the trials and joys of adapting a classic in a moderated panel discussion at Face in a Book on Saturday, April 4th at 4:30.