The annual Brooklyn Book Festival took place at the Brooklyn Commons over the weekend of September 28–29. Children’s authors made appearances at various events, including Children’s Day on September 28, which gathered authors, illustrators, booksellers, and young readers for storytimes and activities. We’ve rounded up some photo highlights from the festivities.
(From l.): Steven Weinberg, emcee Ruth Chan, Tatiana Gardel, Cece Bell, Julie Kwon, and Mike Lowery during the Scenes from the Clash of the Creators: The Illustrator Showdown.
(From l.): authors John Schu, Jas Hammonds, Jonell Joshua, and Elvira K. Gonzalez celebrate their “Are We Okay?” panel on writing about the mental health of today’s youth.
Children’s publisher Lee & Low acted as a sponsor of the inaugural Asian American Book Con, a bookend event for the Brooklyn Book Festival on September 27. The event took place at Hana House in Brooklyn, featuring a lineup of AAPI authors, and a marketplace showcasing a number of presses and vendors.
(From l.): authors Ying-Hwa Hu, Emeline Lee, and Maham Khwaja enjoying the inaugural Asian American Book Con.
“When Worlds Collide” panelists (from l.) Amélie Wen Zhao, Dustin Thao, Camille Gomera-Tavarez, and Swati Teerdhala before their conversation at BKBF.
Lian Cho led attendees in a drawing demonstration following a reading of her picture book Oh, Olive on the Children’s Stage.
