Keynotes & Speakers
Char Adams
Breakfast Keynote
Tuesday, Feb 25 at 8:00 am
Char Adams is a reporter for NBC News. Her writing on race and identity has appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, Vice, and many other places.
Brian Selznick
Closing Keynote
Wednesday, Feb 26 at 4:00 pm
Brian Selznick’s books have sold millions of copies and garnered countless awards worldwide. His many books include The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Big Tree, and Kaleidoscope.
Ocean Vuong
Opening Breakfast Keynote
Monday, Feb 24 at 8:00 am
Ocean Vuong is the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collections Night Sky with Exit Wounds and Time Is a Mother, as well as the novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous.
Maura Cheeks
Breakfast Keynote
Tuesday, Feb 25 at 8:00 am
Maura Cheeks is the author of Acts of Forgiveness and was named one of “10 Writers to Watch” by Publishers Weekly. She is the owner and general manager of Liz’s Book Bar in Brooklyn.
Jake Cumsky-Whitlock
Breakfast Keynote
Tuesday, Feb 25 at 8:00 am
Jake Cumsky-Whitlock is co-owner of Solid State Books in Washington, D.C., the store he co-founded in 2017, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the ABA and Bookshop.org.
DJ Johnson
Breakfast Keynote
Tuesday, Feb 25 at 8:00 am
DJ Johnson is a visionary entrepreneur, community leader, and advocate for social change. He is the founder of Baldwin & Co., NOLA Art Bar, and the Baldwin & Co. Foundation, cultural hubs that intersect literature, social justice, and community engagement.
Janet Jones
Breakfast Keynote
Tuesday, Feb 25 at 8:00 am
Janet Webster Jones is the owner of Source Booksellers and a retired educator from the Detroit Public Schools, where she spent a 40-year career. She has been in the bookselling business since 1989.
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