Sunday was an eat-a-thon.
My day started at 8 with a breakfast with Kokila Books, a new Penguin imprint.
Vice President and Publisher,Namrata Tripathi, told the story of the imprint and introduced us to some of the first books they will publish, one of which is by Celia C. Pérez. You might know her as the author of The First Rule of Punk. She introduced us to her upcoming book Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers.
Next came a brunch with Scholastic, where they introduced us to three upcoming picture books.
As soon as the Scholastic event ended I was off to my first lunch with Abrams where they previewed the books coming in the spring. These ranged from a new picture book by Peter H. Reynolds to Cat Winter’s newest YA novel.
I dashed uphill to another lunch with Boyd’s Mill. I arrived late, but I got to chat with the publishers who gave me an ARC of Ordinary Hazards by Nikki Grimes.
After all that eating and running around, I needed to refresh myself took a little break back in the hotel.
My final event of the evening was a celebration with Kwame Alexander and these Versify authors.
I made an early night of it, packing my bag and getting to bed at a decent hour. The Youth Media Awards begin at 8 am PST and I will be taking the train back to Portland later in the afternoon, After the Norris Nonfiction Celebration. Don’t forget, you can live stream the Youth Media Awards.
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