Join The People's Forum for an in-person book talk with Derecka Purnell on her newest book, Becoming Abolitionists. Drawing from her experiences as a lawyer, writer, and organizer initially skeptical about police abolition, Purnell charts her journey to her realization that the police were a placebo. She will be joined in conversation by Dr. Nyle […]
Join Kew & Willow Books to celebrate debut Latinx authors Christine Kandic Torres (The Girls in Queens) and Alejandro Varela (The Town of Babylon), as they discuss their writing journey and the importance of representing Queens in their books. This conversation will be moderated by Lupita Aquino (better known as Lupita Reads). Location: Kew & Willow Books, 81-63 Lefferts Boulevard, Kew Gardens, NY […]
Sadie Dupuis, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, and Michael DeForge will be appearing in person at Rough Trade NYC, for a conversation and book signing with moderator Arti Gollapudi, supporting all of their newly released books on Friday, September 30th at 6pm.
Vanessa A. Bee, author of HOME BOUND, and Jeanna Kadlec, author of Heretic: A Memoir (HarperCollins, October 25), read from their forthcoming memoirs and discuss their experiences leaving the evangelical church, finding new definitions of home and community, and then writing about these experiences. Location: N+1: 37 Greenpoint Avenue #316, Brooklyn, NY 11222 Part of the […]
Howard University MSRC International Black Writers Festival October 6 - 7, 2022
MR. MCCLOSKEY’S MARVELOUS MALLARDS author Emma Bland Smith to present during the School Library Journal Day of Dialog (virtual)
Alta L. Price will be moderating a panel "Translation as Archipelagic Thinking" at the 2022 Singapore Literature Festival in New York on October 6.
Thursday, October 6th – Join us for Thacker Mountain Radio Hour at Off Square Books in Oxford, MS Showtime: 6 pm CT Featuring: Adam Soto for his new release Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep.
HOME BOUND author Vanessa A. Bee joins Sanaë Lemoine (author of The Margot Affair) for an in-person conversation. In this singular and intimate memoir of identity and discovery, Vanessa A. Bee's HOME BOUND explores the way we define “home” and “belonging” — from her birth in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to her adoption by her aunt and […]
Tune in for this wonderful event where your littlest readers and listeners can meet the authors and artists behind works that'll stick in their imagination and excite them for every future storytime night.
SEEKING FREEDOM author Selene Castrovilla to present at the Virginia Association of School Librarians (VAASL) Conference.
Southeastern Louisiana University 16th Annual Social Justice Speaker Series “Race, Law, and Victimization” Hammond, LA November 2, 2022
Heather Lang, author of The Leaf Detective, to receive the Green Earth Book Award during a virtual ceremony. Ceremony is slated for 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
The Literacy for All Conference is a premier professional learning event designed for classroom teachers, reading specialists, literacy coaches, interventionists, literacy leaders, administrators and Reading Recovery teachers. A range of sessions from kindergarten through middle school will be presented by an array of national literacy experts on topics that include: early & intermediate literacy, intervention, […]
Please join us to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of our cherished Buckeye Book Fair. This is a literacy charity that promotes Ohio authors, illustrators, and reading!
Join us for a special storytime with one of our favorite children's authors, Suzanne Slade! She'll be sharing from her new book, Dazzlin' Dolly: The Songwriting, Hit-Singing, Guitar-Picking Dolly Parton! This inspirational and dazzlin' story about noted singer-songwriter Dolly Parton follows her rise to fame, starting from her beginnings in East Tennessee to performing for thousands at […]
Diane Kruger reads & signs A NAME FROM THE SKY for a special storytime at Barnes & Noble Union Square. 33 East 17th Street New York, NY 10003 (212) 253-0810
Texas Book Festival (Austin, TX) Saturday, November 5 –Sunday November 6, 2022
DAZZLIN’ DOLLY author Suzanne Slade to speak at a Books of Wonder, NYC virtual event.
