SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022 | MAIN STAGE
KEYNOTE
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Fordham Plaza, Main Stage
Join the beloved YA author Becky Albertalli (Here’s to Us) in conversation with baker and book lover Mariah Plunkett, @TheKneadToRead.
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Fordham Plaza, Main Stage
Panel: Ask Me Anything: Publishing Edition
Join book workers Anabel Jimenez (Assistant Marketing Manager at Simon & Schuster), Yona Deshommes (CEO Riverchild Media), Loan Le (Editor at Atria and Author of A Pho Love Story), Dominique R. Jenkins (Assistant Director, Author Events and services, Macmillan Publishers) as they discuss their day to day and ask them any and everything about book publishing.
Time: 12:00 Noon
Location: Fordham Plaza, Main Stage
Panel: The Art of Satire
How does a writer balance dark humor among serious subjects such as racism, microaggressions and social justice? These three brilliant authors Zakiya D. Harris (The Other Black Girl), Mateo Askaripour (Black Buck), Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Friday Black) discuss how they used satire to expose social criticism and working while Black in corporate America.
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Fordham Plaza, Main Stage
Panel: F/Falling in Love
These sapphic stories of many genres and styles featuring Kalynn Bayron (This Wicked Fate); Casey McQuiston (I Kissed Shara Wheeler); Ashley Woodfolk (Nothing Burns as Bright as You) will excite and inspire. And you just might fall in love along the way…Moderated by: Camryn Garrett
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Fordham Plaza, Main Stage
Panel: So You Want to Be an Influencer
Meet content creators Nnenna Odeluga (@scsreads), Antonia Adams (@BlackGirlThatReads), Mariah Plunkett (@TheKneadToRead), DJ DeSmyter (@lifeinfiction), Iyana Jones (@iyanagoestothelibrary),and discover the secrets to producing engaging and lively content.
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Fordham Plaza, Main Stage
Panel: Freshman Orientation
Welcome to life after high school. Join allstar authors Camryn Garrett (Off the Record); Kristen R. Lee (Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman), Becky Albertalli (Love, Creekwood), Candice Iloh (Everybody Looking, Break this House), Angela Velez (Lulu and Milagro's Search for Clarity) to discuss writing older teen characters on the edge of adulthood. Moderated by Ebony LaDelle (Love Radio).
CLOSING KEYNOTE
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Fordham Plaza, Main Stage
Join Tarana Burke (Unbound), in conversation with Miabelle, Hot 97 Host and creator of Beauty and Brains Book Club
SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022 | CHILDREN’S STAGE
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Fordham Plaza, Children’s Stage
Storytime Reading: Together We Ride by Valerie Bolling
Hair Love meets bike rides in this loving portrait of a father-daughter relationship.
Time: 10:30 AM
Location:Fordham Plaza, Children’s Stage
Storytime Reading: Beauty Woke by NoNieqa Ramos
A powerful story of pride and community, told with bold lyricism and the heart of a fairy tale.
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Fordham Plaza, Children’s Stage
Storytime Reading: Areli is a Dreamer/Areli es una Dreamer by Areli Morales (English & Spanish)
In the first picture book written by a DACA dreamer, Areli Morales tells her own powerful and vibrant immigration story.
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Fordham Plaza, Children’s Stage
Title: Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham
Granny teaches her grandson to cook the family meal in this celebration of food, traditions, and gathering together at the table.
Time: 12:00 Noon
Location: Fordham Plaza, Children’s Stage
Panel: Books Imitate Life - MG
In these powerful novels, young readers are presented with mirrors and windows of real life. Join as Hilda Eunice Burgos (Miosotis Flores Never Forgets); Alex Gino (Alice Austen Lived Here); Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich (Operation Sisterhood); Karina Yan Glaser (A Duet for Home) discuss meeting the challenge of representing reality with hope and clarity for a middle grade audience. Moderated by: Margarita Longoria (Beyond Borders)
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Fordham Plaza, Children’s Stage
Panel: Stories to Die For - YA
Page-turning books to keep you up at night. Join Lauren Blackwood (Within these Wicked Walls), Tiffany D. Jackson (White Smoke, The Weight of Blood), Victoria Lee (A Lesson in Vengeance), Vincent Tirado (Burn Down, Rise Up), Diana Rodriguez Wallach (Small Town Monsters) for the latest reads to give you thrills and chills. Moderated by: Chelsea Arnold, Bronx Library Center
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Fordham Plaza, Children’s Stage
Panel: Monsters, Myth, and Magic- MG
Awaken legends and lore—prepare to be transported as established and up-and-coming fantasy authors Sayantani DasGupta (Force of Fire), Victor Pineiro (Time Villians), Claribel A. Ortega (Witchlings) discuss how they bring to life vibrant stories rooted in the real and the fantastical. Moderated by: Katie Zhao (Winnie Zeng Unleashes a Legend)
FIRESIDE CHATS - MG
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Fordham Plaza, Children’s Stage
Description: Rita Williams-Garcia (A Sitting in St. James) in conversation with Coe Booth
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Fordham Plaza, Children’s Stage
Panel: Reading Is Lit: Project Lit Selections - MG/YA
Founded in 2016 by Dr. Jarred Amato and his students, Project Lit Community has expanded from a classroom project in a Nashville, Tennessee high school to more than 800 chapters in schools worldwide. Join Project Lit Chapter Leader, Linda Aldebot, and beloved Project Lit authors Brian Young (Healer of the Water Monster); Erin Entrada Kelly (Those Kids from Fawn Creek); Amber McBride (Me (Moth)) to share in building book love within school and library communities.
SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2022 | VIRTUAL
FIRESIDE CHATS - ADULT
Time: 10:00 AM
Zoom | View Live
Virtual event with #1 New York Times bestseller Sister Souljah to talk books, The Bronx and, of course, THE COLDEST WINTER EVER. This discussion will be in conversation with Michele Prettyman, Assistant Professor, Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University.
PICTURE BOOK AUTHORS
Time: 10:00 AM
Crowdcast | View on Demand
Storytime Reading: Climb on! By Baptiste Paul and Jacqueline Alcántara
Take a hike with this father-daughter adventure that’s sure to inspire you to get outside. Tune in for this virtual storytime event with the author and illustrator of Climb On!
Time: 10:30 AM
Crowdcast | View on Demand
Storytime Reading: Your Mama by NoNieqa Ramos and Jacqueline Alcántara
A sweet twist on the age-old “yo mama” joke, celebrating fierce moms everywhere with playful lyricism and gorgeous illustrations. Tune in online for this virtual storytime event with the author and illustrator of Your Mama!
Time: 11:00 AM
Crowdcast | View on Demand
Storytime Reading: Lala's Words: A Story of Planting Kindness by Gracey Zhang
Lala's wild nature and quiet compassion enchant in this evergreen story about the power of kind words and the magic of being loved for who you are.
Time: 11:30 AM
Crowdcast | View Live
Panel: Going, Going, Drawn!: Graphic Novel Journeys - MG/YA
Start your engines for a tour de force of graphic novel creators led by First Second Editor, Kiara Valdez. View this virtual panel for a lively chat about all things comics…and maybe even some drawing demonstrations featuring Huda Fahmy (Huda F Are You?); Kat Fajardo (Miss Quinces); Ngozi Ukazu (Check, Please!); Yehudi Mercado (Chunky)
Time: 1:00 PM
Crowdcast | View Live
Panel: The Future of Black Storytelling is Female - Adult
Join Tia Williams (Seven Days in June), Kellye Garrett (Like a Sister), and Marisa Renee Lee (Grief is Love) Moderated by Saraciea J. Fennell (Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed)
Time: 2:00 PM
Crowdcast | View on Demand
Panel: Writing Revolution: Stories of Cuba - MG/YA
A spotlight on writing about Cuba, today, yesterday, and in the future. Join this exciting celebration of the Cuban experience with authors Alexis Castellanos (Isla to Island); Adriana Cuevas (Cuba in My Pocket); Christina Diaz Gonzalez (The Bluest Sky); Sonia Manzano (Coming Up Cuban: Rising Up Past Castro’s Shadow); Emma Otheguy (Sofia Acosta Makes a Scene); Margarita Engle (Your Heart My Sky) Moderated: Ruth Behar (Letters from Cuba)
Time: 3:00 PM
Crowdcast | View on Demand
Panel: Pass It On: Sharing Personal and Collective Histories - YA
How do you get young people interested in history? Start with the truth! YA nonfiction authors Anton Treuer (Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask); Paula Yoo (From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement); Candacy Taylor (Overground Railroad (The Young Adult Adaptation): The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America) Tracey Baptiste (African Icons), discuss their process and approach to writing history for young people. Moderated by Ibi Zoboi (Star Child).
Time: 4:00 PM
Crowdcast | View on Demand
Panel: The Mighty Books: Books that Score with Readers - YA
There is a story for every kind of reader, and these books are a slam dunk with teens, especially sports fans. Join A authors Dahlia Adler (Home Field Advantage; Candace Buford (Kneel); Isaac Fitzsimmons (The Passing Playbook); and Alexis Nedd (Don't Hate the Player) to discuss how they bring the player to the page. Moderated by Hannah Spratt, Teen Senior Librarian at The Bronx Library Center
