Hi, librarians! The Library Love Fest team is incredibly excited for the ALA Annual Conference 2023 this year. We're taking on Chicago with Books, Breakfast, and All That Jazz! Below, you'll find our full schedule for ALA along with our RSVP link to our world famous book buzz.
Did you miss our buzz? No worries! Here is a link to our handout which includes all the titles we presented. The QR code will take you to an Edelweiss+ catalog.
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Appearing virtually at the ALA digital experience:
GRAHAM NORTON
Internationally bestselling author and host of The Graham Norton Show discusses his forthcoming novel, Forever Home, with Lainey Mays, Library Marketing Associate at HarperCollins Publishers.
This will be a pre-recorded session available on demand. Register here.
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See a full list of our author signings and programs below. Stop by booth #3511 and say hello!
SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH:
8:30-10:00
HarperCollins Adult Book Buzz
McCormick Place Convention Center
Room W192
RSVP link above
8:30-10:00
PLA President's Program*
Hilton Chicago, Continental A
Jean Kwok, The Leftover Woman
*PLA members only
bit.ly/3BAeDCr
9:00-10:00
Nancy Johnson, The Kindest Lie
Booth signing
10:00-11:00
Sy Montgomery, Of Time and Turtles
Booth signing
11:00-12:00
Jean Kwok, The Leftover Woman
Booth signing
11:30-1:30
Lori Rader-Day, The Death of Us
Signing in Sisters in Crime Booth #1951
12:30-1:30
Ally Carter, The Blonde Identity
Booth signing
2:00-3:00
Wanda Morris, Anywhere You Run & All Her Little Secrets
Booth signing
2:30-3:30
UFL Program: Isn't It Romantic?
McCormick Place CC, Room W185d
Ally Carter, The Blonde Identity
3:00-4:00
Susan Elizabeth Phillips, When Stars Collide
Booth signing
4:00-5:00
ALMA/LibraryReads Adult Author Program: Feel-Good Reads
McCormick Place CC, Room W184A
Sy Montgomery, Of Time and Turtles
RSVP: bit.ly/FeelGoodReadsALA2023
4:00-5:00
Lillian Stone, Everybody's Favorite
Booth signing
5:30-7:30
UFL Program: The Laugh's On Us
Hyatt Regency McCormick, Jackson Park ABCD
Lillian Stone, Everybody's Favorite
SUNDAY, JUNE 25TH:
8:00-10:00
Literary Tastes Breakfast
McCormick Place CC, Room W183B
Piper Huguley, By Her Own Design
Wanda Morris, Anywhere You Run
Lori Rader-Day, The Death of Us
Register here for this RUSA ticketed event: bit.ly/436g6fz
9:00-10:00
Mary Kay Andrews, Hissy Fit
Booth signing
10:00-11:30
Lori Rader-Day, The Death of Us
Signing in Sisters in Crime booth #1951
11:00-12:00
Piper Huguley, By Her Own Design
Booth signing
12:30-1:30
Lori Rader-Day, The Death of Us
Booth signing
2:00-3:00
Ehigbor Okosun, Forged by Blood
Booth signing
2:30-3:30
UFL Program: It's a Mystery to Me
McCormick Place CC, W185a
Lori Rader-Day, The Death of Us
8:00-10:00
BCALA Awards
Hilton Chicago Hotel
MONDAY, JUNE 26TH:
8:30-10:00
ALMA/LibraryReads Adult Author Program: Your Morning is Booked
McCormick Place, Room W175ab
Jean Kwok, The Leftover Woman
RSVP: bit.ly/YourMorningIsBooked2023
10:00-11:00
Kim van Alkemade, Counting Lost Stars
Booth signing
2:00-4:00
UFL Gala Author Tea
Hyatt Regency McCormick, Grant Park ABCD
Kim van Alkemade, Counting Lost Stars