The de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) will host an exhibit and reception for Adam Trest, illustrator for the book The Lantern House written by Erin Napier of the popular HGTV show “Hometown”, Dec. 1-2 in the Trent Lott Center rotunda on the Hattiesburg campus.
The art exhibit will be held from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 and Friday, Dec. 2. A reception for Trest will be held Thursday, Dec. 1 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., during which he will discuss the book, which is his first picture book. These events are free and open to the public, and copies of The Lantern House will be available for purchase during the reception.
Trest, a Mississippi native, is also the illustrator for I Live in Laurel (2013); for his work on The Lantern House, he was recognized as a 2020 New York Times Best Selling Illustrator.