[CASL-L] Authors' Visits

[Valerie DiLorenzo]

Jackie,

I highly recommend We Need Diverse Books: https://diversebooks.org/
This site includes great titles, then contact authors directly.

Happy reading,

~Val
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Currently reading:
*The Night Diary * by Veera Hiranandani
*The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World *by Michael Pollan
*Front Desk* by Kelly Yang
*Speak: the Graphic Novel * by Laurie Halse Anderson
Recently finished:
*Jasmine Toguchi: Mochi Queen* by Debbi Michiko Florence
*Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus* by Dusti Bowling
*The Benefits of Being an Octopus *by Ann Braden
*It Ain't So Awful Falafel* by Firoozeh Dumas
*I Kill the Mockingbird* by Paul Acampora
*Educated *by Tara Westover
*Monstrous Beauty* by Elizabeth Fama (audio)
*Black Wings Beating* by Alex London
*Amal Unbound *by Aisha Saeed (rereading for Global Read Aloud '18)
*Outrun the Moon* by Stacey Lee


On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 12:45 PM Jenny Lussier <jlussier at rsd13.org> wrote:

> Hi Jackie -
>
> Kate Messner's blog has great ideas from World Read Aloud Day along with
> links to authors.
>
> It's a place to start.
>
>
> http://www.katemessner.com/skype-with-an-author-on-world-read-aloud-day-2019/
>
> Jenny
>
> On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 11:50 AM DeLoma, Jaclyn <delomaj at stratk12.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I am new to the LMS position this year and was looking to get some
>> advice/help in securing and researching authors' visits.  I am planning on
>> a #Appreciate Diversity Celebration during the month of April and was
>> looking for authors who write diverse literature.  Does anyone have any
>> suggestions or know of any links or authors that I can look into?  I've
>> tried emailing publishers and authors outright and so far have had no luck
>> or responses.  Are there any suggestions for inexpensive visits, virtual
>> would be fine as well, and also specific authors?
>>
>> I would really appreciate your help with this!  The students would be
>> beyond inspired!
>>
>> Thank you ahead of time!
>>
>> Jackie
>> Wooster Middle School
>> Stratford, CT
>>
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