The 2008 Brooklyn Book Festival is taking place on Sunday, Sept 14th at the Brooklyn Borough Hall & Plaza. I didn't go last year because I didn't know that the Festival also welcomed YA authors. This year has a great lineup!
Holly Black: The Good Neighbors, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Ironside
Susan Cooper: (Newbery Award author) Acting Out
Daniel Kirk: Elf Realm
Gail Carson Levine: Ella Enchanted, The Fairest, Ever
David Levithan: Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist, Boy Meets Boy
Patricia MacLachlan: (Newbery Award author), Acting Out
Sarah Mlynowski: How to be Bad, Spells and Sleeping Bags, Bras and Broomsticks
An Na: A Step From Heaven, Wait For Me, The Fold
Alisa Valdes Rodriguez: Haters, Dirty Girls on Top, The Dirty Girls Social Club
Ariel Schrag: Potential, Awkward and Definition, Stuck in the Middle: 17 Comics from an Unpleasant Age
Paul Volponi: Hurricane Song, Black and White, Rooftop, Rucker Park Setup
Ivan Velez, Jr.: Tales of the Closet, Dead High Yearbook
Cecily von Ziegesar: Gossip Girls, It Girl
Brian Wood: DMZ, Demo, The New York Four
Jacqueline Woodson: Feathers, Hush, After Tupac and D Foster
Bil Wright: When the Black Girl Sings
I am really excited to see David Levithan, especially since we are discussing Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist as our next Teen Book Club selection. Check out the movie trailer!
