The Library Love Fest team is getting ready to head south to The Big Easy and we hope to see you there! In addition to our line-up of author signings, we'll also be hosting our world-famous book buzz, complete with coffee, snacks, and sound machines! Use our conference schedule below to mark your calendars so you don't miss a thing!
ALA Annual 2018
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8:30-10:00am
HarperCollins Adult Book Buzz
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 279-280
Refreshments will be served and seating is limited, so RSVP to librarylovefest@harpercollins.com today!
Don't forget to come to booth #3331 and meet our authors!
9:00-10:00am
Jason Porath / Tough Mothers
Booth signing
11:00am-12:00pm
Steve & Kathy Doocy / The Happy Cookbook
Booth signing
12:30-1:00pm
Steve & Kathy Doocy
What's Cooking Stage
12:00-1:00pm
Alec Nevala-Lee / Astounding
Booth signing
1:00-2:00pm
Sarah Weinman / The Real Lolita
Booth signing
2:30-3:30pm
UFL Program: Reads Like Fiction:
Nonfiction You Can't Put Down
Sarah Weinman, The Real Lolita
Convention Center, Room 286-287
2:00-3:00pm
Marjorie Herrera Lewis / When the Men Were Gone
Booth signing
3:00-4:00pm
LibraryReads Best in Sci Fi/Horror and Fantasy Authors
Featuring Alec Nevala-Lee, Astounding
Convention Center, Room 207
4:00-5:00pm
UFL Program: First Author, First Book
Marjorie Herrera Lewis,
When the Men Were Gone
Convention Center, Room 286-287
4:00-5:00pm
Alyssa Cole / A Princess in Theory
Booth signing
8:00-10:00pm
Carnegie Awards – Sue Halpern speaker
Sheraton New Orleans, Grand Ballroom C
For tickets, visit www.ala.org
Sunday, June 24
8:00-10:00am
RUSA Literary Tastes Breakfast
Jason Fagone, The Woman Who Smashed Codes
Convention Center, Room 218-219
9:00-10:00am
Sue Halpern / Summer Hours at the Robbers Library
Booth signing
10:30-11:30am
Jason Fagone / The Woman Who Smashed Codes
Booth signing
10:30-11:30am
UFL Program: Isn't it Romantic?
Jill Shalvis, Hot Winter Nights
Convention Center, Room 286-287
12:00-1:00pm
Jill Shalvis / Rainy Day Friends
Booth signing
3:00-5:30pm
President's Program
Jose Antonio Vargas, Dear America
Convention Center, New Orleans Theater B
3:35-4:20pm
BONUS BOOK BUZZ!
HarperCollins with Sterling Publishing
Book Buzz Theater
Exhibit Hall: Next to booth #3511
3:30-4:30pm
Harrison Scott Key / Congratulations, Who Are You Again?
Booth signing
5:30-7:30pm
UFL Program: The Laugh's On Us*
Harrison Scott Key,
Congratulations, Who Are You Again?
Hilton New Orleans Riverside, St. Charles Ballroom
Monday, June 25
8:30-10:00am
LibraryReads Bookalicious Breakfast
Featuring Sarah McCoy, Marilla of Green Gables
Convention Center, Room 275-277
For an invitation, contact Tina Jordan at:
jordanfotine99@gmail.com
10:15-11:00am
Sarah McCoy / Marilla of Green Gables
Booth signing
10:40-11:10am
BONUS BOOK BUZZ!
HarperCollins / Harlequin
Book Buzz Theater
Exhibit Hall: Next to booth #3511
11:00am-12:00pm
Lou Berney / November Road
Booth signing
2:00-4:00pm
United for Libraries Gala Author Toast*
Featuring Lou Berney, November Road
Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Jefferson Room
*HarperCollins is a proud sponsor of
UNITED FOR LIBRARIES (UFL)
www.ala.org/united
Call 1-800-545-2433 ext 2161 for tickets.
Click here for a printable version of our full conference schedule!