David Epstein Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
10:00 am -
10:45 am
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David Epstein discusses "Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World" (Riverhead) with Anne-Imelda Radice. Welcome by: Jon Parrish Peede.
Understanding Our World
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José Andrés Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
1:00 pm -
2:00 pm
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José Andrés discusses "Vegetables Unleashed" (Ecco) and "We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time" (Ecco) with Diane Rehm. Introduced by: Carla Hayden.
Main Stage
Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction: Richard Ford
Saturday
August 31, 2019
10:00 am -
11:00 am
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Richard Ford receives the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction and discusses his life's work with Marie Arana. His most recent novel is "Let Me Be Frank With You: A Frank Bascombe Book" (Ecco). Introduced by: Carla Hayden.
Main Stage
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David Brooks Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
2:30 pm -
3:30 pm
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David Brooks discusses "The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life" (Random House) with David M. Rubenstein.
Main Stage
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Raina Telgemeier Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
4:00 pm -
5:00 pm
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Raina Telgemeier discusses "Share Your Smile: Raina’s Guide to Telling Your Own Story" (Graphix/Scholastic). Introduced by: Warren Bernard.
Main Stage
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David McCullough Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
5:30 pm -
6:30 pm
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David McCullough discusses "The Pioneers: The Heroic Stories of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West" (Simon & Schuster) with Marie Arana.
Main Stage
David Sloan Wilson Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
10:00 am -
10:45 am
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David Sloan Wilson discusses "This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution" (Pantheon) with Gal Beckerman. Welcome by: Shari Werb.
Science
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Cece Bell Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
11:50 am -
12:15 pm
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Cece Bell launches her new book "Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot!" (Candlewick). Introduced by: Nicole Y. Chung.
Children's Green Stage
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Sophie Blackall Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
12:25 pm -
12:50 pm
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Sophie Blackall discusses "Hello Lighthouse" (Little, Brown). Introduced by: Guy Lamolinara.
Children's Green Stage
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
3:20 pm -
3:45 pm
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. discusses "Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow" (Scholastic). Introduced by: Peggy McGlone.
Children's Green Stage
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Fred Bowen Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
1:35 pm -
2:00 pm
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Fred Bowen launches his new book "Speed Demon" (Peachtree). Introduced by: Guy Lamolinara.
Children's Green Stage
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Pablo Cartaya Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
3:55 pm -
4:20 pm
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Pablo Cartaya launches his new book "Each Tiny Spark" (Kokila/Random House). Introduced by: Catalina Gomez.
Children's Green Stage
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Brian Floca Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
10:05 am -
10:30 am
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Brian Floca discusses "Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11" (Atheneum/Richard Jackson). Introduced by: Nora Krug.
Children's Green Stage
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Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
2:10 pm -
2:35 pm
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Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham launch their new book "Best Friends" (First Second). Introduced by: Michael Cavna.
Children's Green Stage
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Jon Klassen Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
1:00 pm -
1:25 pm
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Jon Klassen discusses "Circle" (Candlewick). Introduced by: Tracy Grant.
Children's Green Stage
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Linda Sue Park Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
10:40 am -
11:05 am
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Linda Sue Park launches her new book "Nya’s Long Walk: A Step at a Time" (Clarion). Introduced by: Eun Yang.
Children's Green Stage
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Sherri Duskey Rinker Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
11:15 am -
11:40 am
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Sherri Duskey Rinker launches her new book "Three Cheers for Kid McGear!" (Chronicle). Introduced by: John Kelly.
Children's Green Stage
Jon Scieszka and Steven Weinberg Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
9:30 am -
9:55 am
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Jon Scieszka and Steven Weinberg launch their new book "AstroNuts Mission One: The Plant Planet" (Chronicle). Introduced by: Christina Barron. Welcome by: Carly Mitchell.
Children's Green Stage
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Jennifer Swanson Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
2:45 pm -
3:10 pm
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Jennifer Swanson launches her new book "Save the Crash-Test Dummies" (Peachtree). Introduced by: Stephanie Merry.
Children's Green Stage
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Mac Barnett and Greg Pizzoli Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
11:50 am -
12:25 pm
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Mac Barnett and Greg Pizzoli launch their new book "Hi, Jack!" (Viking). Mac Barnett discusses "The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown" (Balzer + Bray) and "Kid Spy: The Impossible Crime" (Orchard). Introduced by: Sasha Dowdy.
Children's Purple Stage
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Max Brallier Presentation
Saturday
August 31, 2019
1:10 pm -
1:35 pm
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Max Brallier launches his new book "The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade" (Viking). Introduced by: Sasha Dowdy.
Children's Purple Stage
