Allison King, Author of The Phoenix Pencil Company

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee episode, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses Pura Belpré, New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian.

Author Allison King then chats with Daniel Ford about her debut The Phoenix Pencil Company.

 
 
There’s going to be secret messages passing through the pencils, some espionage, but really it’s going to be about stories and how they’re passed on.
— Allison King
 

To learn more about Allison King, visit her official website. Also catch her at Porter Square Books on July 24.