KidLitCon

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"This week’s theme for the Brown Bookshelf Generations Book Club is Heritage and Legacy. This feels especially appropriate as we think about the legacies that have shaped the country, that is now in the midst of growing pains as it attempts to heal from its divisions." To read more about these book selections and the Brown Bookshelf Generations Book Club go to their blog page https://thebrownbookshelf.com/2020/07/15/generations-book-club-heritage-legac

Well, one small bit of good news in spite of everything being canceled is that even though we aren't having the live show, the Fuse 8 & Kate podcast has still been broadcasting new episodes every Monday. If you haven't listened before, now is a great time! Here's the original panel description - we hope to reschedule it someday.

One sister doesn't know anything about picture books. One sister knows way too much. See what happens when Kate is handed the famous Cat sequel for the very first time. A live recording of the School Library Journal podcast, starring Kate Ramsey and Betsy Bird.

As you know by now, KidLitCon 2020 has been canceled because of COVID-19. All of the authors who were doing book tours and events to promote their new books have also seen those events canceled. As much as you can, please support these authors and illustrators and your local bookstores!

Here’s the description of the panel we planned to have in our physical venue. Please share your thoughts and start or join the conversation!

Come discover some recently- and soon-to-be published authors. Learn about books and the publication journey with Alex Aster (Emblem Island), Vicky Fang (Layla and the Bots series and Invent-a-Pet), and Heather Shumaker (The Griffins of Castle Cary). Moderated by YA author Erin Hahn (More Than Maybe).

Here's a description of another session we would have held at our live venue. We really hope that we'll be able to have KidLitCon again after all this is over. But in the meantime, please support our authors and panelists!

Let's take a look at Muslim-positive, Muslim-centric books for kids and teens - celebrate what's there and look at how far we still need to go, with Newbery Honor-winning author Jasmine Warga (Other Words for Home), author Siman Nuurali (the Sadiq series), We Need Diverse Books mentorship winner Tahira Bryant Naeem, and Mena and Zena of Girls of the Crescent. Moderated by middle school teacher Saina Sajjadi.