Authors Books Librarians Editors Agents Publishers... #USBookShow 2023

4 days of all hits no misses of keynotes, interviews, panels, book recs, advice...

Highlights:

Day 1 Monday 5/22

an insightful and terrifying and motivational discussion of book banning as an attack on liberty with advice on combating it via local focus and the fact that 30,000 school board seats in the U.S. are opening up this fall
effective OverDrive/Libby strategies executed by savvy librarians

Day 2 Tuesday 5/23

memorable quote from Chuck D's lunch keynote conversation with Kelefa Sannen: "People listen with their eyes." Plus his STEWdio boxed set and naphic grovel play on words with graphic novel and so much more.
public relations, marketing, how not to get cancelled, redemption

Day 3 Wednesday 5/24

book recs!!!
Gloria Edim's (Well-Read Black Girl) conversation with Kim Coleman Foote about her fall release novel Coleman Hill from SJP Lit, including Sarah Jessica Parker
Wade Hudson, Just Us Books co-founder, in conversation with Carolyn P. Yoder
Zibby Books exec editor Kathleen Harris in conversation with Kathleen Harris about her journey from television screenwriter to book author
Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key in conversation with each other about "The History of Sketch Comedy"

Day 4 Thursday 5/25

more book recs!!!
editors' picks in mysteries & thrillers, picture books, literary fiction, memoir & nonfic, current affairs
Flipping Boxcars, by Cedric Kyle (aka Cedric the Entertainer)

This was an exceptional celebration and dissection of all things publishing and publishing-adjacent. So glad they recorded the sessions to make it easy to catch ones that were missed and to revisit others--at least until 6/30.

And of course, my weekly book binge options

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Family Legacies Across Continents and Generations

The Color Line by Igiaba Scego literary fiction Other Press, October 2022 Rebels, infidels, invaders, patriots, anarchists, immigrants, migrants are all considered suspicious "others" by their various adversaries. Two women, Lafanu in the late 1800s and Leila in 1992 through 2019, wrestle with labels of otherness imposed upon them by societies and cultures that evolve, atrophy, and regress on issues of freedom and autonomy and inherent safety for people who are Black, Brown, female and/or otherwise considered less worthy of having their humanity and its complexity recognized and respected. The Color Line examines and celebrates people who refuse to internalize racism, sexism, misogyny and other biases to step forward into dangerous, unknown, forbidden places and spaces. Lush emotive prose in this English translation from its original Italian transports the reader. At the end, the author's note followed by pictures of actual significant landmarks mentioned in both time

Now & Later Reads Fall 2022 - Winter 2023

To Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins historical fiction, romance Avon, August 2022 A little bit of Undercovers, The Equalizer, and a grifter’s interpretation of Alias swirled together and set in the late 1870s make To Catch a Raven a heist tale that’s a perfect concluding entry for this “Women Who Dare” series. Intrepid Raven Moreau unapologetically follows her own code of conduct. So does Braxton Steele, but his differs from Raven’s. A chain of events with national implications forces them to work together where their differences generate friction and sexual volatility that smokes on the page until it combusts. Betrayals past and present, unexpected allies, hidden agendas, challenges, and dangers make working together as trusting partners their only chance for survival and success. Ms. Bev’s signature benchmarks of excellence in distinctive nuanced characters who resonate with compelling authenticity in organically detailed historical context that inspires further personal resea

TWWBF2022 Display at Barnes & Noble Bowie Town Ctr

Come see the awesome TWWBF2022 display at the Barnes & Noble Bookselllers at the Bowie Town Center in Bowie, MD! 15455 Emerald Way Bowie, Maryland 20716 https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2093 Fiction, non-fiction, kids, signed editions... So much variety. Great gifts to yourself and others! The manager and the whole team at B & N Bowie Town Center exceeded all of our highest expectations for this second year of partnering with them. Our gratitude is tremendous. Thank you!

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