Author Mitali Perkins' speech at Book Expo America's Children's Book and Author Breakfast

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

Mitali PerkinsWriter of young adult books, Mitali Perkins, is an expert in life between cultures. Born in India, by the time she was 11, she’d lived in Ghana, Cameroon,  the UK and the USA. When she began to write fiction, her protagonists were often—not surprisingly—strong female characters trying to bridge different cultures. Her newest book, Bamboo People will be released on July 1st and has already received rave reviews, including one from PaperTigers.

Last month Mitali was one of the featured speakers at the Children’s Book and Author  Breakfast at Book Expo America. A podcast of the event can be found in its entirety here. To see just Mitali’s speech as well as the slideshow she presented, check out her blog Fire Escape!

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May 2008 Events

Monday, April 28th, 2008

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Asian Heritage Month~ Canada and USA

Get Caught Reading Month~ USA

National Share a Story Month~ United Kingdom

Carter G. Woodson Book Award Winners Announced~ USA

Over Rainbows and Down Rabbit Holes: The Art of Children’s Books~ ongoing until June 15, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

34th Buenos Aires International Book Fair~ ongoing until May 10, Buenos Aires, Argentina

4th Nami Island International Book Festival~ May 1 – June 30, Korea

9th Children’s Book Council of Australia National Conference and Expo~ May 2 – 4, Melbourne, Australia

53rd International Reading Association Annual Convention~ May 4 – 8, Atlanta, GA, USA

Children’s Book Week~ May 12 – 18, USA

Seoul International Book Fair~ May 14 – 18, Seoul, Korea

Library and Information Week~ May 19 – 25, Australia

Sydney Writers’ Festival~ May 19 – 25, Sydney, Australia

New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults – Award Ceremony~ May 21, Wellington, New Zealand

National Simultaneous Storytime~ May 21, Australia

63rd Canadian Library Association Annual Conference and Trade Show~ May 21 – 24, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Canadian Library Association Book Awards Ceremony~ May 22, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Book Expo America~ May 26 – June 1, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Ceremony~ May 28, Stockholm, Sweden

10th Annual International Latino Book Awards Ceremony~ May 29, Los Angeles, CA, USA

23rd World Book Fair 2008~ May 30 – June 8, Singapore

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