The Book Expo Children’s Author breakfast on Friday once again leaned towards politics, as several of the featured books have a focus on current events. Panel host Woodson’s new book Harbor Me is “story of six young people who are trying to figure their way through this current crazy time we’re living in” and addresses such topics as deportation and mass incarceration — all the ways “this country is trying to make human beings feel quote-unquote other.” Yuyi Morales’ book Dreamers tells an immigration story, highlighting the importance of storytelling to newcomers in this country. “Many people think that immigrants […]
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Tweets, Fears, and Hope at the Book Expo Author Breakfast
Tonight Book Expo attendees can feel the Bern and tomorrow they’ll have to decide how they feel about Spicey, and politics was on the agenda for many of the opening breakfast authors as well. Trevor Noah — for The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Presents The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library — said of Trump,”We believe you’ll come to understand why he should not be president. Although he is wildly entertaining, he should not be leading anything other than a Twitter account.” Written with the Daily Show Staff, Noah’s book compiles and attempts to analyze the president’s tweets “in […]
Book Expo Announces Editors’ Buzz Panel Selections
Book Expo has named the books to be featured during the three annual Editors’ Buzz panels at this year’s show. In contrast to the past two years, when the adult panels featured four debut novels, the new selection is a departure: Four of the titles are works of nonfiction. (The last time that happened was in 2013.) Adult Maid, by Stephanie Land (Hachette Books) Ohio: A Novel, by Stephen Markley (Simon & Schuster) She Would Be King, by Wayetu Moore (Graywolf Press) Small Animals, by Kim Brooks (Flatiron Books) The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that […]