On May 24, Newbery Medalist and newly appointed National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Meg Medina sat down with the New York Times for Kids editorial director Amber Williams to discuss her storied career, the 10th anniversary of Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, and her latest project.
Two Eisner Award winners Tillie Walden and Jeff Smith spoke with Comicsbeat.com editor-in-chief Heidi MacDonald at the U.S. Book Show on May 22 about their forthcoming work: Walden’s Clementine (Vol. 2) and Smith’s companion to his long-running BONE comic book series, More Tall Tales.
The third day of the U.S. Book Show was capped off on an entertaining note with a keynote given by Matthew Gray Gubler; the actor-turned-children’s book author-illustrator, who is known for his role as Dr. Spencer Reid on Criminal Minds, made a segue into the literary world with the 2019 release of Rumple Buttercup.
At a lunch-hour keynote on May 24, National Book Award winner and former National Ambassador for Young People s Literature Jacqueline Woodson sat down with bookseller Miwa Messer.