The general consensus on Claire Vaye Watkins’ stories, Battleborn.

The National Book Foundation is hosting a series of Twitter chats with the 5 Under 25 honorees this year. Claire Vaye Watkins, author of Battleborn, is chatting TODAY, November 5th, from 2 - 3 PM ET.

You can find Claire on twitter @clairevaye.

The National Book Foundation will moderate the chats via the Foundation’s Twitter account, @nationalbook, using the hashtag #5u35chat. To participate in a chat, they recommend using an application that sorts hashtags for you, such as www.tweetchat.com. Just sign in, follow #5u35chat, and jump into the conversation. And don’t worry if you’re not on Twitter; you can still follow the chat by going to twitter.com and searching for #5u35chat.

Hooray! Please join us in congratulating Riverhead author Claire Vaye Watkins on being selected as one of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35! 
See more about Claire and the rest of the nominees here and join us in toasting these fantastic young voices at PowerHouse Arena in Brooklyn on Monday, November 12.
Delicious cupcakes courtesy of the lovely Claire Vaye Watkins. Perfect Monday afternoon treat!