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Dine With Children’s Book Authors at the ABC/CBC Speed Dating Lunch [4]
- By Sydney Jarrard [5]
This year’s ABC/CBC Speed Dating Lunch With Children’s Authors [6] will feature 20 children’s book authors who will pitch their new projects to booksellers over lunch at BookExpo 2018 [7]. The event will be held from 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. on Friday, June 1, at the Javits Convention Center.
The authors slated to appear are:
- Becky Albertalli
- Katherine Arden
- Fred Bowen
- Deb Caletti
- J.C. Cervantes
- Tami Charles
- Sara Farizan
- Lisk Feng
- Travis Jonker
- Laurie Keller
- Kody Keplinger
- Claire Legrand
- Sean Qualls
- Bob Shea
- Adam Silvera
- David Stabler
- Nic Stone
- Jennifer Swanson
- Ngozi Ukazu
- Katie Yamasaki
The registration fee for the lunch is $35; however, the Children’s Book Council has generously offered to offset the cost by donating $10 per ticket (those who have already registered will be reimbursed by check from the CBC). Booksellers will receive their table assignments via e-mail prior to BookExpo.
Preregistration and prepayment are required by Wednesday, May 16. Space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Order tickets for the ABC/CBC Speed Dating Lunch here [8].
Booksellers can register for free badges to BookExpo [9] by providing their ABA member ID number during the registration process. More information about ABA’s programming at BookExpo can be found on BookWeb.org [10].