The Beach Haven Public Library will welcome New Jersey author Maureen Edwards for a conversation and book discussion on Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m., highlighting her debut novel It Is What It Is, which takes the reader on a journey into the demanding, exciting and creative world of teaching set against the backdrop of pressures and politics educators often find they must navigate.

According to Edwards, the novel’s heroine, Georgie, is a passionate and dedicated new schoolteacher finally embarking…