July 9th EVENT: It's Elementary

Elise Bryant is the NAACP Image Award-nominated author of Happily Ever Afters, One True Loves, Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling, and It’s Elementary. For many years, Elise had the joy of working as a special education teacher, and now she spends her days reading, writing, and eating dessert. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Long Beach, California.

Tembi Locke is a writer, entrepreneur and thought-leader in creativity and
resilience. She is a NY Times best-selling author, actor, screenwriter, and
TV producer with a passion for connecting with her audience both on the
page and on the screen. In partnership with Hello Sunshine, Tembi served as co-creator and executive producer for the adaptation of her memoir, "From Scratch: A
Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home," for Netflix. The series, "From
Scratch," became an instant global hit, spending weeks on Netflix's Top Ten
List in over thirty countries around the world and earning six NAACP
Image Award nominations and the prestigious Los Angeles Film Italy
award. Her aforementioned memoir was also a Reese's Book Club pick and
an instant bestseller. In addition to her accomplishments as a writer and producer, Tembi is an accomplished actor with over sixty film and television credits. She most
recently held a recurring role on Netflix's hit show, "Never Have I Ever." Offscreen, she is a nationally recognized speaker, delivering keynotes on resilience, loss, creativity and the power of storytelling. Her TEDx talk has been viewed by individuals and nonprofits around the world. She launched her podcast, "Lifted," which features dynamic women sharing their stories of what and who have lifted their lives. Through her work Tembi aims to inspire people to embrace resilience, love, and the power of community.