Check out our schedule for ALA 2021!
TUESDAY, JUNE 22
11:30-1:00 ET
Adult Library Marketers Assn. (ALMA) Book Buzz—Live!
Hear about upcoming books from various publishing houses! RSVP here.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23
Premiering on the live feed Wednesday, 6/23, 11:30 – 12:00 ET. Available on demand.
Authors Gabrielle Union and Jayne Allen, together with their editors, discuss their forthcoming publications: one a memoir, one a novel, both dealing with women’s emotional and physical health. Acclaimed activist, actress, and New York Times bestselling author Gabrielle Union is back with You Got Anything Stronger? an intimate, revealing, and powerful collection of essays addressing marriage, motherhood, and her surrogacy journey and the birth of her child. Jayne Allen is the author of Black Girls Must Die Exhausted, the first novel in a captivating three-book series about modern womanhood, in which a young Black woman, faced with an unexpected infertility diagnosis, must navigate her romantic life, her professional ambitions, and complex family matters with the help of her two longtime friends.
12:30-1:00 ET
Kaia Alderson, author of Sisters in Arms: A Novel of the Daring Black Women Who Served During World War II
Featured Speaker on the Chapter One Stage: Debut Authors
Kaia Alderson discusses her historical debut novel, Sisters in Arms, the true story of the Six Triple Eight, the only all-Black battalion of the Women’s Army Corp, who made the dangerous voyage to Europe to ensure American servicemen received word from their loved ones during WWII.
THURSDAY, JUNE 24
11:00-12:00 ET
LIBRARY LOVE FEST TEAM LIVE IN-BOOTH CHAT!
1:15-2:15 ET
Jeffrey Archer, author of Over My Dead Body
United for Libraries Gala Author Tea
Hear the #1 New York Times bestselling author discuss his new, unputdownable story of murder, revenge, and betrayal!
2:15-2:25 ET
BOOK BUZZ BITES HarperCollins Buzzes Upcoming Adult Books from the Fall 2021/Winter 2022 Seasons!
Nothing can stop the LLF Team from Book Talking…We’ve buzzed in person.
Zoomed it, too.
Three cans and a string?
Any way will do!
Join the Library Love Fest Team for a bite-sized* look at some of our favorite reads coming in Fall 2021 and Winter 2021! More info here.
*CHECK OUT OUR SUPERSIZED BOOK BUZZ ON JULY 13, 1:00-3:00 ET
The Library Love Fest Team is back with another World-Famous Book Buzz, presenting Fall 2021/ Winter 2022 Titles on Crowdcast! RSVP here.
FRIDAY, JUNE 25
10:30 AM-11:00 ET
COFFEE TALK
The Road to Being Published: Two Perspectives
What does it take to get a book published?
Listen to two emerging authors talk about their publishing experiences!
All Her Little Secrets is a twisty mystery about a Black lawyer who gets in over her head after the sudden death of her boss. This book will resonate not only with Black readers but with all women who’ve sought to find their voice in spaces dominated by the ol’ boys club mentality.
All Black Girls Must Die Exhausted is the first in a three book series about a young Black woman who must rely on courage, laughter, and love to overcome an unexpected setback that threatens the most precious thing she’s ever wanted. Originally self-published, this #OwnVoices novel provides an undiluted perspective for diverse readers hungry for books that reflect their own experiences and viewpoints.
11:00-12:00 ET
LIBRARY LOVE FEST TEAM LIVE IN-BOOTH CHAT!
SATURDAY, JUNE 26
11:30 – 12:30 ET
United for Libraries: It’s a Mystery to Me
Featuring Wiley Cash, author of When Ghosts Come Home
MONDAY, JUNE 28
12:30 – 1:30 ET
United for Libraries: First Book, First Author
Featuring Emily Itami, author of Fault Lines
TUESDAY, JUNE 29
4:00-5:00 ET
SMORGASBOOK: A Food Lover’s Author Panel & Book Buzz!
HarperCollins, Workman, and Hachette are teaming up to bring you a delicious author panel of incredible women chefs: Sabrina Snyder (Dinner Then Dessert), Cheryl Day (Treasury of Southern Baking), and Zoe Adjonyoh (Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen). Virginia, Annie, and Melissa will then present a mini book buzz of additional cookbook recommendations. RSVP here.
7:00-8:00 ET
Please join us for a night of stories by and about
strong women told through three genres:
mystery, history, and romance.
June 29, 2021
7:00 – 8:00pm ET
Register for the 6/29 CrowdCast event!
Request the egalley on Edelweiss+
Request the egalley on NetGalley
Register for the 6/29 CrowdCast event!
Request the egalley on Edelweiss+
Request the egalley on NetGalley
Register for the 6/29 CrowdCast event!
Request the egalley on Edelweiss+
Request the egalley on NetGalley
Register for the 6/29 CrowdCast event!
On Demand Program
POPTOP STAGE: HarperCollins Presents Tales from Around the World
Take a step back in time and hear three authors’ stories of survival, independence, and resilience: Juhea Kim, author of Beasts of a Little Land, an epic story of love, war, and redemption set against the backdrop of the Korean independence movement; Roxane van Iperen, author of The Sisters of Auschwitz, an unforgettable true story of Holocaust survivors Janny and Lien Brilleslijper—two sisters in the Dutch Resistance who helped save dozens of lives; and Vanessa Riley, author of Island Queen, a sweeping historical novel based on the incredible true life story of Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, a free woman of color who rose from slavery to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful landowners in the colonial West Indies.
See you at ALA!
-LLF