Emily Liner

Official Panelist

2023 Participant · Children · Picture Book

Emily  Liner
Emily Liner

Emily Liner is the founder of Friendly City Books, an independent bookstore and press in Columbus, Mississippi. Stretch Like Scarlet is her first book, which she was inspired to create during the pandemic while quarantining with her trusty companion Scarlet the beagle. She previously worked in politics and the private sector, and she is a graduate of Georgetown University, the University of North Carolina, and the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science.

Book cover

Book Title(s)

  • Stretch Like Scarlet

2023 Activities