I also think teens read a lot more than people might think. I just try to write stories that I think they’ll connect with - characters they’ll see themselves in. What’s your strategy to get teens to pick up a book or read your books online? We keep hearing that young people don’t read it’s social media, television and video games. It’s been optioned, and I hope to have some news to share later this summer. Is there a Lara Jean television show or film in the works? The first night I started writing the book, I stayed up till dawn, and that’s when I knew for sure I wanted to write one last book. I wrote it in secret because I wanted to be sure there was enough story left for a third book, and I didn’t want to get anyone’s hopes up in case there wasn’t. Why? And were you hearing from a lot of readers to bring Lara Jean back? It was lovely to see her grow up and take these next big steps into adulthood. In the first book, she was 16, and in the last book, she turns 18. I hope they’ll see the ways she’s grown, and the ways she’s still the same. What will readers notice about the Lara Jean in the first book versus the third? Little did I know I would come back for more. When my readers asked for a third book, I told them to think of the books as two halves of a heart. I had just come off of writing two trilogies (“The Summer I Turned Pretty” trilogy and the “Burn for Burn” trilogy), and I was eager to try something different. Did you start out to write three Lara Jean books? She was a character that came to very clearly - her voice, the way she looked, the way she dressed, her dreaminess. You introduced readers to Lara Jean in “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” How did you come up with the character? She will be in town during the RT Booklovers Convention, which will be held May 2 through May 7 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and brings together writers and fans of various genres including romance, fantasy and young adult writers and fans. May 4 at the Little Shop of Stories, 133 E. Han will discuss and sign copies of her book at 7 p.m. Explore Author Michael Eric Dyson: America is in trouble

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