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Black Publishing Power

This week, we’re supporting a campaign to show support for Black Lives Matter in the bookstores in addition to participating in our nationwide protests. The #BlackPublishingPower challenge urges people to buy any two books by Black writers between Sunday, June 14, and Saturday, June 20. Check out the hashtag #BlackoutBestsellerList on Twitter for ideas about what to buy. Also see this Mixed-Up Files post f or this one or ideas about other ways to support and create equity for Black creators.

Black publishing Power

Kidlit Rally for Black Lives

Kidlit Rally for Black Lives

The Brown Bookshelf hosts award-winning authors Kwame Alexander, Jacqueline Woodson and Jason Reynolds in the Kidlit Community Rally for Black Lives.

Join them on Facebook Live at 7 p.m – 7:45 PM EST (For K-12 Students) and 7:45-8:30 PM EST (For Parents, Teachers, and Educators) on Thursday, June 4.

If you’re not able to access FB Live, you can tune in via Zoom: at this link: https://scbwi.zoom.us/j/95326915466?pwd=dHMwODJKUmttNTlmZC9PUGVsRHAwZz09
The #KidLit Rally for Black Lives will be RECORDED for later viewing.

BookExpo and BookCon are ON

BookExpo and BookCon are on again! Online, that is.

At one point, both had been postponed from late May to late July. But because things still feel unstable and unsafe, organizers decided to move to a virtual format in order to ensure access to the popular events.

BookExpo

Book Expo is now from May 26-29, and will be presented on  BookExpo Facebook 

You can find the current schedule here. The children’s book event is now a Thursday night DINNER, with a panel featuring much loved middle-grade author Judy Blume, along with Misty Copeland, Raj Haldar, Marie Lu, Kwame Mbalia, and Natalie Portman.

BookCon

BookCon Online will be May 30 and 31, presented on the BookCon Facebook page. Here’s the current schedule–it looks amazing.

BOTH events will be free and open to the public. Be sure to “like” both of those Facebook pages, so that you can access their programming!

Organizers said an additional day will be added in July, with programming focused on booksellers.