BRONX BOOK FESTIVAL JUNE 11-13, 2021
FESTIVAL KEYNOTES
Meg Medina
Nicola Yoon
Mahogany L. Browne
Trung Le Nguyen
Veronica Chambers
Namina Forna
Crystal Chen
Yesenia Moises
Adriana Herrera
Kim Johnson
t’ai freedom ford
Junauda Petrus
Christopher Gonzalez
Eden Royce
Priscilla Oliveras
Alyssa Cole
Marcos Gonsalez
Lily Philpott
Gail Anderson
Ora Kemp
Kwame Mbalia
Aida Salazar
Gilly Segel
Kekla Magoon
Ilyasah Shabazz
Rena Barron
Malka Older
Safia Elhillo
Christina Hammonds Reed
Jasmine Guillory
Tracey O’Neill
Alexis Daria
Lilliam Rivera
Mark Oshiro
Ben Philippe
Roseanne Brown
Gale Galligan
Leah Clark
Julian Winters
Naima Coster
Kim Jones
Cisneros Ernesto
David Yoon
Sharon G. Flake
Maika Moulite
Danny Lore
Adib Khorram
Elizabeth Gonzalez James
Jordan Ifueko
Leah Henderson
Christine Osoria
Laekan Zea Kemp
Varian Johnson
Jonny Garza Villa
Uli Beutter Cohen
Mary Annaïse Heglar
teri.zin
Lamar Giles
Candice Iloh
Kristina Forest
Doyin Richards
Christy Osoria
Maritza Moulite
Chrystal Giles
Jessica Kim
Maria Hinojosa
Megha Majumdar
Christian Trimmer
María Fernanda
Tobly McSmith
B.B. Alston
Raina Telgemeier
Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Sol the Drag Queen
Dhonielle Clayton
EDUCATOR DAY
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM ET
RISE & READ
Start your morning with The Bronx is Reading! Settle into your day with a cup of coffee and watch exciting voices on the rise present their new and upcoming works in Adult fiction: Maurice Carlos Ruffin (The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You),
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM ET
PUBLISHER BOOK BUZZ
Learn about the hottest new books coming from publishers featuring presentations from: Disney Publishing, Abrams, Bloomsbury, Fierce Reads, WattPad
11:00 AM ET - 11:30 AM ET
DHONIELLE CLAYTON IN CONVERSATION WITH BRONX MOVER & SHAKER
Join New York Times best-selling author and former librarian Dhonielle Clayton (The Belles series) in conversation with this year’s mover and shaker award winner, Rina Madhani, co-founder of Start Lighthouse
12:00 NOON - 12:50 PM ET
CommUNITY is Everything: Powerful Stories of Connection and Belonging Hosted by Penguin Young Readers
Hilda Eunice Burgos (The Cot in the Living Room), J. Dillard (J.D. and the Great Barber Battle), Jessica Kim (Stand Up, Yumi Chung) lean into the celebration of community and how each characters’ support system helps shape who they are and the way they understand the world. Moderated by Joanna Cárdenas, Senior Editor at Kokila (KO-ki-la), an imprint dedicated to centering stories from the margins with books that add nuance and depth to the way children and young adults see the world and their place in it.
LUNCH PROVIDED VIA SEAMLESS. Limited Slots Available
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
PUBLISHER BOOK BUZZ
Learn about the hottest new books coming from publishers featuring presentations from: Levine Querido, Scholastic, Tom Doherty Associates, Lee & Low, Random House Children’s, Amistad** adult publisher
Festival Program
BOOKISH IN THE BRONX
OFFICIAL 4TH ANNUAL BRONX BOOK FESTIVAL KICKOFF PARTY
Join us live from the comfort of your home as we kickoff the Bronx Book Festival weekend!
We'll be honoring our Mover & Shaker Rina Madhani as well as announcing this year's Bronx Poet Laureate! Don't miss it!
LIMITED IN-PERSON TICKETS AVAILABLE RSVP BELOW
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Festival Harassment Policy
The Bronx Book Festival is committed to providing a safe space for everyone, regardless of age, body size, citizenship, disability, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other marginalization. Harassment of any kind (including but not limited to: inappropriate physical contact; deliberate following, stalking, photographing, or recording; unwelcome sexual attention; sustained disruption; and discriminatory comments) will not be tolerated. The Bronx Book Festival understands the sensitivity of such matters and will endeavor to investigate and respond to all reports in a timely matter while maintaining the confidentiality of the reporter to the fullest extent possible.
Anyone participating in such behavior (including festival goers, festival committee, staff, volunteers, panelists, and vendors) will be subject to disciplinary action by the Bronx Book Festival committee, which may include: a warning, removal from festival grounds (in-person and/or virtual), banning from future Bronx Book Festival events, and in extreme cases, notifying local law enforcement.
Anyone may report harassment by alerting the festival committee, or a festival volunteer. If you’re unable or don't wish to report in person, you can email the Festival committee at bronxbookfest@gmail.com (though please note this may not be actively monitored on the day of the festival).