Meet the Broadway star and author of the Fearless books for middle grade readers. Children & teens will have a chance to win a copy of her latest book, Boulevard of Dreams.

Mandy Gonzalez is currently starring as Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton on Broadway.  She appeared on Madam Secretary, and originated the role of Nina Rosario in the Tony Award-winning show, In the Heights.  Mandy’s album, Fearless, was #13 on the iTunes pop charts. She is the author of Fearless and Boulevard of Dreams (co-authored with Brittany Thurman), and the founder of #FearlessSquad -- a social media movement for inclusiveness and belonging.

Free and open to the public. Township safety protocols will be followed. The Ideas Festival is made possible by the Essex County Division of Cultural Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts AND The Maplewood Library Foundation, the Friends of the Maplewood Library, and [words] Bookstore.