Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday and “Read Across America Week”

Come meet a local writer, Marissa Eller, at our next game night on Friday March 6th as we celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday and “Read Across America Week.”

Marissa Eller is a novelist with chronic pain and an abundance of emotions. She holds a BA in English from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and an MFA in Writing from Lindenwood University, which she uses in her work as an academic consultant. She resides in Hickory, North Carolina with her family and rescue cat, all of whom she couldn’t love more if she tried. When not writing, reading, or helping students, she can be found thinking entirely too much about her favorite TV shows, obsessing over a band she’s loved since she was fifteen, or enjoying an afternoon nap. Her debut novel JOINED AT THE JOINTS was named a “Can’t Miss Summer Debut” by Kirkus and a best book of the year by the Bank Street College of Education. Her sophomore novel LEFT ON READ is forthcoming in 2026, along with a series of three historical romance novels published under the pen name Jade Hendren.