Schedule

Saturday August 12, 2023

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  Event | lectures and symposia Read a Book and Try On Your Dreams! with Grace Lin

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 9:40 am - 10:05 am EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 204 (Level 2, South Building)

  Camel riding, deep sea swimming and space exploration all at once—oh my! What better way to dive into the depths of your imagination than reading a good book? Grace Lin’s new picture book, “Once Upon a Book,” celebrates where the pages of a book can take us. Moderated by Kit Ballenger. Bring your own paper and pencil to draw with Grace Lin!

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  • Stage: Discovery Stage
  • Event Type(s): Author Presentations, For All Ages
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Asian and Pacific Islander, Fantasy, Fiction, Inspiring and Educational, Nature, Picture Book
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  Event | special events Grace Lin Book Signing

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall DE (Level 2, North Building)

  Grace Lin signs "Once Upon a Book" in book signing line 6.

  • Event Type(s): Book Signings, For All Ages
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Asian and Pacific Islander, Fantasy, Fiction, Inspiring and Educational, Nature, Picture Book
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  Event | lectures and symposia Adults Are the Worst, Especially on the Ancient Silk Road with Daniel Nayeri

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 11:00 am - 11:25 am EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 204 (Level 2, South Building)

  Road trip! Two words that bring out the best or worst in anyone, especially when the adult leading the trip is a scammer whose victims want him dead. In Daniel Nayeri’s “The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams” it falls on a little orphan boy called Monkey to protect his guardian’s life.

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  • Stage: Discovery Stage
  • Event Type(s): Author Presentations, For All Ages
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade
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  Event | special events Daniel Nayeri Book Signing

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall DE (Level 2, North Building)

  Daniel Nayeri signs "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" in book signing line 11.

  • Event Type(s): Book Signings, For All Ages
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade
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  Event | lectures and symposia Will and Jane 2.0: Classics Updated with Sayantani DasGupta and Brittany N. Williams

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 202 (Level 2, South Building)

  Who says classics can’t be revamped? A modern retelling of Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility,” Sayantani DasGupta’s “Rosewood: A Midsummer Meet Cute” follows teenage drama at a regency-themed summer camp. Sprinkled with Shakespearean references, Brittany N. Williams’ “That Self-Same Metal” follows 16-year-old swordsmith Joan as she navigates a fae uprising in 16th-century London. Moderated by NBC’s Eun Yang.

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  • Stage: Curiosity Stage
  • Event Type(s): Author Presentations, For Teens and Adults, Panels
  • Genre(s): Asian and Pacific Islander, Black and African American, Book Series, Family, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ+, Romance, Young Adult
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  Event | lectures and symposia AI: They Just Want To Be Our Friends with TJ Klune

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Ballroom BC (Level 3, South Building)

  Recent media coverage of AI has focused on the worrisome aspects of technology going rogue. But what if we asked another question: What possibilities are there for humans to build relationships, friendships, with AI? TJ Klune’s “In the Lives of Puppets” explores the journey one human will take to protect the androids he loves. Moderated by Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan.

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  • Stage: Creativity Stage
  • Event Type(s): Author Presentations
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Science Fiction
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  Event | lectures and symposia Witchlings Go On a New Adventure with Claribel A. Ortega

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 12:25 pm - 12:50 pm EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 204 (Level 2, South Building)

  The golden frog games have arrived! Every four years these games return, but what happens when the competitors are affected by a hex that’s turning them to stone? Return to familiar characters and join Claribel A. Ortega as she discusses her second entry in the Witchlings series, “The Golden Frog Games.” Moderated by The Washington Post’s Amy Joyce.

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  • Stage: Discovery Stage
  • Event Type(s): Author Presentations, For All Ages
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Book Series, Caribbean, Fantasy, Fiction, Hispanic, LGBTQ+, Middle Grade, Mystery
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  Event | lectures and symposia What If?: Time Travel, Supervillains and Other Everyday Things with Jamar Nicholas and Nisi Shawl

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 1:05 pm - 1:35 pm EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 204 (Level 2, South Building)

  What happens when magic becomes your everyday? Set in a world where superheroes and ordinary people coexist, Jamar Nicholas’ graphic novel “Leon the Extraordinary” follows superpower-less Leon’s mission to save his fifth grade class from an app that turns them into zombies. In Nisi Shawl’s “Speculation,” 10-year-old Winna embarks on a quest to break a family curse using wish-granting spectacles. Moderated by Megan Halsband.

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  • Stage: Discovery Stage
  • Event Type(s): Author Presentations, For All Ages, Panels
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Black and African American, Book Series, Family, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, LGBTQ+, Middle Grade, Science Fiction
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  Event | lectures and symposia Lie, Fight, Gatekeep: Girls vs. the Power with Angeline Boulley and Amélie Wen Zhao

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 202 (Level 2, South Building)

  Youth are some of society’s strongest fighters (and innovators) and these protagonists are no exception. Angeline Boulley (“Warrior Girl Unearthed”) and Amélie Wen Zhao (“Song of Silver, Flame Like Night”) write about girls who have courage to stand up against power—against regimes, colonizers and the violence of unjust laws—to reclaim what is rightfully theirs and their community’s. Moderated by Heather-Marie Montilla.

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  • Stage: Curiosity Stage
  • Event Type(s): Author Presentations, For Teens and Adults, Panels
  • Genre(s): Asian and Pacific Islander, Book Series, Family, Fantasy, Fiction, Native American, Young Adult
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  Event | special events Brittany N. Williams Book Signing

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall DE (Level 2, North Building)

  Brittany N. Williams signs "That Self-Same Metal" in book signing line 8.

  • Event Type(s): Book Signings, For Teens and Adults
  • Genre(s): Black and African American, Book Series, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ+, Romance, Young Adult
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  Event | special events Claribel A. Ortega Book Signing

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall DE (Level 2, North Building)

  Claribel A. Ortega signs "The Golden Frog Games" in book signing line 12.

  • Event Type(s): Book Signings, For All Ages
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Book Series, Caribbean, Fantasy, Fiction, Hispanic, LGBTQ+, Middle Grade, Mystery
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  Event | special events TJ Klune Book Signing

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall DE (Level 2, North Building)

  TJ Klune signs "In the Lives of Puppets" in book signing line 2.

  • Event Type(s): Book Signings
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Science Fiction
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  Event | special events Jamar Nicholas Book Signing

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall DE (Level 2, North Building)

  Jamar Nicholas signs "Leon the Extraordinary" in book signing line 13.

  • Event Type(s): Book Signings, For All Ages
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Black and African American, Book Series, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Science Fiction
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  Event | special events Nisi Shawl Book Signing

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall DE (Level 2, North Building)

  Nisi Shawl signs "Speculation" in book signing line 14.

  • Event Type(s): Book Signings, For All Ages
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Black and African American, Family, Fantasy, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Middle Grade
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  Event | special events Amélie Wen Zhao Book Signing

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall DE (Level 2, North Building)

  Amélie Wen Zhao signs "Song of Silver, Flame Like Night" in book signing line 11.

  • Event Type(s): Book Signings, For Teens and Adults
  • Genre(s): Asian and Pacific Islander, Book Series, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult
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  Event | lectures and symposia Captain America and Alan Gratz: What More Do You Need?

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 2:30 pm - 2:55 pm EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 204 (Level 2, South Building)

  A human, a sidekick and a captain. What more do you need to become a superhero? Alan Gratz brings us a World War II adventure featuring Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes up against an army of undead ghosts in “Captain America: The Ghost Army.” Hear Gratz talk about superheroes and the real United States Ghost Army unit. Moderated by The Washington Post’s David Betancourt.

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  • Stage: Discovery Stage
  • Event Type(s): Author Presentations, For All Ages
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade
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  Event | special events Alan Gratz Book Signing

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall DE (Level 2, North Building)

  Alan Gratz signs "Captain America: The Ghost Army" in book signing line 2.

  • Event Type(s): Book Signings, For All Ages
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade
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  Event | lectures and symposia When Lies and Secrets Come Into the Light with Linda Kao and Mark Oshiro Event has been updated

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 4:25 pm - 5:25 pm EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 204 (Level 2, South Building)

  What if those you love the most keep you in the dark? In Mark Oshiro’s “Into the Light,” Manny questions his memories while searching for his sister; in Linda Kao’s “A Crooked Mark,” Matt hunts for those marked by the devil – while questioning those closest to him. Lies, truths, fantasy, reality: what else will come into the light? Moderated by Sasha Dowdy.

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  • Stage: Discovery Stage
  • Event Type(s): Author Presentations, For Teens and Adults
  • Genre(s): Debut, Family, Fantasy, Fiction, Guatemalan, Hispanic, Horror, LGBTQ+, Mexican, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult
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  Event | special events Linda Kao Book Signing

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall DE (Level 2, North Building)

  Linda Kao signs "A Crooked Mark" in book signing line 14.

  • Event Type(s): Book Signings, For Teens and Adults
  • Genre(s): Debut, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult
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  Event | special events Mark Oshiro Book Signing

  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall DE (Level 2, North Building)

  Mark Oshiro signs "Into the Light" in book signing line 13.

  • Event Type(s): Book Signings, For Teens and Adults
  • Genre(s): Family, Fantasy, Fiction, Guatemalan, Hispanic, LGBTQ+, Mexican, Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult