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'Every Person in NY': Children’s Author Edition
Artist Jason Polan created sketches of a number of children’s book authors and illustrators during this year's BookExpo in New York City, and we’ve gathered a selection here.
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Event Attendees Rose 2% at BookExpo; BookCon Attendance Held at 20,000
The total number of BookExpo attendees rose 2% in 2018 over 2017, reaching 7,732. The figure includes all retailers, librarians, authors, and other attendees, with the exception of exhibitors.
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BookExpo and BookCon 2018: Authors Explore the Multiplicities of Diversity
Both BookExpo and BookCon organizers have committed themselves to scheduling panels meant to raise awareness of diversity and multiculturalism in literature.
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BookExpo 2018 in Photos
See highlights from the annual BookExpo, which took place May 30 to June 1, with an all-star lineup of bestselling and rising children’s authors and illustrators.
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BookExpo 2018: Middle Grade Editors Honor Authenticity, Grit
The editors at this year's Middle Grade Buzz Books panel at BookExpo presented five novels featuring determined characters as well as genuine voices and relationships.
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BookExpo 2018: Connecting Children’s Books with Readers
Authors, publishers, and booksellers gathered for a panel discussion on efforts to reach young readers
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BookExpo 2018: WNDB Panel Looks to 'Diversity 2.0'
We Need Diverse Books, the grassroots organization committed to promoting greater inclusivity in children’s literature and the publishing industry, hosted a discussion titled "Life Cycle of a Diverse Book" on June 1, as part of BookExpo.
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'Just Write Your Own Fairy Tale': Chris Colfer on His 'Land of Stories' Series
At BookExpo, actor turned writer Chris Colfer spoke with 'NYTBR' editor Pamela Paul about the paperback release of the sixth and final book in his bestselling The Land of Stories series.
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BookExpo 2018: YA Editors Aim to Further Diversify Character Diversity
The five editors presenting this year’s YA buzz books at a BookExpo panel on May 31 underlined the importance of inclusion in book acquisitions.
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BookCon 2018: YA Authors and a Former President Draw Fans to Javits
BookCon 2018 drew about 20,000 booklovers to the Javits Center this past weekend. While many attendees were there to see their favorite bestselling YA authors, others wanted to meet a debut novelist named Bill Clinton.
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'Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel': You Can Judge a Book By Its Musical
The creators of the six-time Tony Award-winning musical 'Dear Evan Hansen' have collaborated with a novelist to turn their story into a YA novel.
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BookCon 2018: Tomi Adeyemi: What If Harry Potter Had Been Black?
Rooted in West African mythology, Tomi Adeyemi's YA debut is a colossal hit. She talks about activism, Harry Potter, and writerly perseverance.
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BookCon 2018: MEGA Middle Grade
Today's "Middle Grade Blowout" panelists Rachel Renée Russell, John August, Daniel José Older, and Zach King will discuss the ever-broadening middle grade category with moderator Soman Chainani, author of the School for Good and Evil series.
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BookCon 2018: Nicola Yoon from Page To Screen
The YA superstar wants her books to help readers understand themselves better.
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BookCon 2018: Renegade Super Heroes
Meyer's new trilogy pits supposed heroes against supposed villains—the Renegades versus the Anarchists— but of course it's not that simple.
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BookCon 2018: We Need Diverse Books: Beyond Diversity 101
We Need Diverse Books has grown alongside BookCon, working for greater inclusiveness in publishing.
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BookCon 2018: Wake-Up Call For America: President Bill Clinton And James Patterson
The former president and the world's most prolific thriller writer conjure a suspenseful—but, they say, entirely possible—scenario in the White House.
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BookCon 2018: Mysteries and Thrills in the Age of Fake News
Today's headlines seem to be taking cues from the pulpiest novels.
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BookCon 2018: The Comforts of Horror
Kara Thomas (The Cheerleaders), Kiersten White (The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein), and Marisha Pessl, whose first YA novel is Neverworld Wake, talk about the benefits of reading scary books, navigating boundaries in YA fiction, and finding their stories.
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BookCon 2018: Viet Thanh Nguyen: The Work of Empathy
Meet the Pulitzer-winning editor of a groundbreaking anthology of essays on the experiences of refugees.