SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Wednesday, May 29
Library Journal Day of Dialog
10:15 - 11:00 a.m. @ John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Nefertiti Austin, Motherhood So White (Women Have Their Say Panel)
Library Journal Day of Dialog
1:50 - 2:25 p.m. @ John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Andrea Bobotis, The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt (Top Fiction Debuts Panel)
LibraryReads Adult Author Dinner
6:30 - 9:00 p.m. @ Convene
Nefertiti Austin, Motherhood So White
Sourcebooks Giveaways & Author Signings
BOOTH #1629
12:00 p.m. SIGNING: There Was a Black Hole that Swallowed the Universe by Chris Ferrie (Ages 4+)
12:00 p.m. GIVEAWAY: Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad (Adult Nonfiction)
12:00 p.m. GIVEAWAY: Healthy As F*ck by Oonagh Duncan (Adult Nonfiction)
12:00 p.m. GIVEAWAY: You Are Awesome by Matthew Syed, illus. by Toby Triumph (Ages 9+)
12:00 p.m. GIVEAWAY: Dear Santa by Susanna Leonard Hill, illus. by John Joseph (Ages 4+)
1:00 p.m. GIVEAWAY: Survivors of the Holocaust edited by Kath Shackleton, illus. Zane Whittingham (Ages 10+)
1:00 p.m. GIVEAWAY: Pretty Guilty Women by Gina LaManna (Adult Fiction)
2:30 p.m. SIGNING: Chase Darkness with Me by Billy Jensen (Adult Nonfiction)
3:30 p.m. GIVEAWAY: Here There Are Monsters Amelinda Bérubé (Ages 14+)
10:15 - 11:00 a.m. @ John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Nefertiti Austin, Motherhood So White (Women Have Their Say Panel)
Library Journal Day of Dialog
1:50 - 2:25 p.m. @ John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Andrea Bobotis, The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt (Top Fiction Debuts Panel)
LibraryReads Adult Author Dinner
6:30 - 9:00 p.m. @ Convene
Nefertiti Austin, Motherhood So White
Sourcebooks Giveaways & Author Signings
BOOTH #1629
12:00 p.m. SIGNING: There Was a Black Hole that Swallowed the Universe by Chris Ferrie (Ages 4+)
12:00 p.m. GIVEAWAY: Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad (Adult Nonfiction)
12:00 p.m. GIVEAWAY: Healthy As F*ck by Oonagh Duncan (Adult Nonfiction)
12:00 p.m. GIVEAWAY: You Are Awesome by Matthew Syed, illus. by Toby Triumph (Ages 9+)
12:00 p.m. GIVEAWAY: Dear Santa by Susanna Leonard Hill, illus. by John Joseph (Ages 4+)
1:00 p.m. GIVEAWAY: Survivors of the Holocaust edited by Kath Shackleton, illus. Zane Whittingham (Ages 10+)
1:00 p.m. GIVEAWAY: Pretty Guilty Women by Gina LaManna (Adult Fiction)
2:30 p.m. SIGNING: Chase Darkness with Me by Billy Jensen (Adult Nonfiction)
3:30 p.m. GIVEAWAY: Here There Are Monsters Amelinda Bérubé (Ages 14+)
Thursday, May 30
Sourcebooks Giveaways & Author Signings
BOOTH #1629
9:00 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco (Ages 14+)
9:00 a.m. GIVEAWAY: The Mykonos Mob by Jeffrey Siger (Adult Fiction)
9:00 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Check In at the Pine Away Motel by Katarina Bivald (Adult Fiction)
9:30 a.m. SIGNING: Andrea Bobotis, The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt (Adult Fiction)
10:30 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Kingdom of Exiles by Maxym M. Martineau (Adult Fiction)
10:30 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Bluff by Jane Stanton Hitchcock (Adult Fiction)
10:30 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Bedtime for Sweet Creatures by Nikki Grimes, illus. by Elizabeth Zunon (Ages 4+)
11:30 a.m. SIGNING: Kalyn Josephson, The Storm Crow (Ages 12+)
12:30 p.m. GIVEAWAY: Cookies for Santa by America's Test Kitchen, illus. by Johanna Tarkela (Ages 4+)
12:30 p.m. GIVEAWAY: The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs by America's Test Kitchen Kids (Ages 8+)
1:00 p.m. SIGNING: Nefertiti Austin, Motherhood So White (Adult Nonfiction)
2:30 p.m. SIGNING: Kelli Estes, Today We Go Home (Adult Fiction)
3:30 p.m. GIVEAWAY: We Are Lost and Found by Helene Dunbar (Ages 14+)
The Power of Retail: Making Books, Authors and Building Community
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. @ Javits 1E16
Dominique Raccah, Sourcebooks Publisher and CEO, joins Oren Teicher (ABA), Madeline McIntosh (PRH US), and Tim Mantel (B&N) on this panel about the business of publishing moderated by Lynn Neary (NPR).
Discover New Books, Learn About Promotions, and Win Prizes with Sourcebooks!
1:45 - 2:15 p.m. @ Indie Publisher Stage
Join Heidi Weiland, Director of Trade Sales, and Valerie Pierce, Director of Retail Marketing & Creative Services, as they present four of their most anticipated new Sourcebooks titles in adult fiction, nonfiction, and picture books!
BOOTH #1629
9:00 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco (Ages 14+)
9:00 a.m. GIVEAWAY: The Mykonos Mob by Jeffrey Siger (Adult Fiction)
9:00 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Check In at the Pine Away Motel by Katarina Bivald (Adult Fiction)
9:30 a.m. SIGNING: Andrea Bobotis, The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt (Adult Fiction)
10:30 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Kingdom of Exiles by Maxym M. Martineau (Adult Fiction)
10:30 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Bluff by Jane Stanton Hitchcock (Adult Fiction)
10:30 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Bedtime for Sweet Creatures by Nikki Grimes, illus. by Elizabeth Zunon (Ages 4+)
11:30 a.m. SIGNING: Kalyn Josephson, The Storm Crow (Ages 12+)
12:30 p.m. GIVEAWAY: Cookies for Santa by America's Test Kitchen, illus. by Johanna Tarkela (Ages 4+)
12:30 p.m. GIVEAWAY: The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs by America's Test Kitchen Kids (Ages 8+)
1:00 p.m. SIGNING: Nefertiti Austin, Motherhood So White (Adult Nonfiction)
2:30 p.m. SIGNING: Kelli Estes, Today We Go Home (Adult Fiction)
3:30 p.m. GIVEAWAY: We Are Lost and Found by Helene Dunbar (Ages 14+)
The Power of Retail: Making Books, Authors and Building Community
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. @ Javits 1E16
Dominique Raccah, Sourcebooks Publisher and CEO, joins Oren Teicher (ABA), Madeline McIntosh (PRH US), and Tim Mantel (B&N) on this panel about the business of publishing moderated by Lynn Neary (NPR).
Discover New Books, Learn About Promotions, and Win Prizes with Sourcebooks!
1:45 - 2:15 p.m. @ Indie Publisher Stage
Join Heidi Weiland, Director of Trade Sales, and Valerie Pierce, Director of Retail Marketing & Creative Services, as they present four of their most anticipated new Sourcebooks titles in adult fiction, nonfiction, and picture books!
Friday, May 31
Sourcebooks Giveaways & Author Signings
BOOTH #1629
9:00 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Yale Needs Women by Anne Gardiner Perkins (Adult Nonfiction)
9:00 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict (Adult Fiction)
9:00 a.m. SIGNING: Amy MCculloch, Jinxed (Ages 8+)
10:30 a.m. SIGNING: Kim Jones and Gilly Segal, I'm Not Dying with You Tonight (Ages 14+)
11:30 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Reverie by Ryan La Sala (Ages 14+)
11:30 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Roman Count Down by David P. Wagner (Adult Fiction)
12:00 p.m. SIGNING: Dan Haring and MarcyKate Connelly, The Star Shepherd (Ages 8+)
1:30 p.m. SIGNING: Raj Haldar,Chris Carpenter, and Maria Beddia, P is for Pterodactyl (Ages 4+)
Innovation Insights: Discover How Independent Publishers Are Creating Rapid Growth Opportunities
10:35 - 11:15 a.m. @ Indie Publisher Stage
Which publishing companies are growing at the fastest rate? Large independents! They've honed agility and creativity to push through the surrounding noise and lay the groundwork for the future of the publishing industry. Join the leaders of the most forward-thinking companies as they outline how they look for future trends, how they brainstorm innovative projects, and how they create additional revenue streams that allow their companies to thrive.
The panel will be moderated by Dominique Raccah, the entrepreneurial Publisher and CEO of Sourcebooks, the company she founded from her home in 1987. Dominique has been widely recognized as a leader in innovation in book publishing; Sourcebooks has won every innovation award that the industry gives, including the BISG's Innovator of the Year Award.
BookExpo 2019 Middle Grade Editors' Buzz
9:30 - 10:45 a.m. @ Javits 1E12/13/14
Hear editors share their excitement and passion for five of the Fall's biggest potential breakout releases, including Sourcebooks' Annie Berger sharing Jinxed by Amy McCulloch!
ABC/CBC Speed Dating Tea with Authors
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. @ Javits 1E07/08/091
Kim Jones and Gilly Segal, I'm Not Dying with You Tonight
Ticketed event. Register here by May 15.
Book Club Titles for Fall/Winter 2019 - Speed Dating For Booksellers, Librarians & Book Group Leaders
1:00 - 2:50 p.m. @ Javits 1E12/13/14
ReadingGroupGuides.com hosts the 8th Annual Book Group Speed Dating Event with representatives from more than a dozen publishers in attendance to share selections and book group news from their publishing houses in a speed-dating format designed to give booksellers, librarians and book group leaders an inside look at what book groups will want to know for fall and winter. Galley giveaways and ideas for enhancing book group discussions will be part of this event. Advance signup is required. Seating will be assigned.
Meet BookExpo Middle Grade Buzz Authors
1:35 - 2:05 p.m. @ Downtown Stage
Amy McCulloch, Jinxed
BOOTH #1629
9:00 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Yale Needs Women by Anne Gardiner Perkins (Adult Nonfiction)
9:00 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict (Adult Fiction)
9:00 a.m. SIGNING: Amy MCculloch, Jinxed (Ages 8+)
10:30 a.m. SIGNING: Kim Jones and Gilly Segal, I'm Not Dying with You Tonight (Ages 14+)
11:30 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Reverie by Ryan La Sala (Ages 14+)
11:30 a.m. GIVEAWAY: Roman Count Down by David P. Wagner (Adult Fiction)
12:00 p.m. SIGNING: Dan Haring and MarcyKate Connelly, The Star Shepherd (Ages 8+)
1:30 p.m. SIGNING: Raj Haldar,Chris Carpenter, and Maria Beddia, P is for Pterodactyl (Ages 4+)
Innovation Insights: Discover How Independent Publishers Are Creating Rapid Growth Opportunities
10:35 - 11:15 a.m. @ Indie Publisher Stage
Which publishing companies are growing at the fastest rate? Large independents! They've honed agility and creativity to push through the surrounding noise and lay the groundwork for the future of the publishing industry. Join the leaders of the most forward-thinking companies as they outline how they look for future trends, how they brainstorm innovative projects, and how they create additional revenue streams that allow their companies to thrive.
The panel will be moderated by Dominique Raccah, the entrepreneurial Publisher and CEO of Sourcebooks, the company she founded from her home in 1987. Dominique has been widely recognized as a leader in innovation in book publishing; Sourcebooks has won every innovation award that the industry gives, including the BISG's Innovator of the Year Award.
BookExpo 2019 Middle Grade Editors' Buzz
9:30 - 10:45 a.m. @ Javits 1E12/13/14
Hear editors share their excitement and passion for five of the Fall's biggest potential breakout releases, including Sourcebooks' Annie Berger sharing Jinxed by Amy McCulloch!
ABC/CBC Speed Dating Tea with Authors
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. @ Javits 1E07/08/091
Kim Jones and Gilly Segal, I'm Not Dying with You Tonight
Ticketed event. Register here by May 15.
Book Club Titles for Fall/Winter 2019 - Speed Dating For Booksellers, Librarians & Book Group Leaders
1:00 - 2:50 p.m. @ Javits 1E12/13/14
ReadingGroupGuides.com hosts the 8th Annual Book Group Speed Dating Event with representatives from more than a dozen publishers in attendance to share selections and book group news from their publishing houses in a speed-dating format designed to give booksellers, librarians and book group leaders an inside look at what book groups will want to know for fall and winter. Galley giveaways and ideas for enhancing book group discussions will be part of this event. Advance signup is required. Seating will be assigned.
Meet BookExpo Middle Grade Buzz Authors
1:35 - 2:05 p.m. @ Downtown Stage
Amy McCulloch, Jinxed