Bank Street BookFest
Nov
1
9:00 AM09:00

Bank Street BookFest

  • Bank Street College of Education (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

BookFest is an event devoted to the celebration, discovery, and discussion of books for children and teens. This event, designed for adults, features luminaries from the children’s literature community. Authors, illustrators, editors, reviewers, and scholars will take part in panel discussions and breakout sessions.

My panel is at 11:20 AM – 12:15PM (EST)
What Do Kids Really Love to Read?: Series Books

  • Adam Gidwitz, The Unicorn Rescue Society

  • Debbi Michiko Florence, Jasmine Toguchi

  • Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers of 141 Street

  • Mika Song, Norma and Belly

  • Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Classroom

  • Moderator: Emma Otheguy, Reina Ramos

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Calvin Center for Faith and Writing Conference
Apr
16
to Apr 18

Calvin Center for Faith and Writing Conference

Rooted in Reformed theology about common grace and the goodness of creation, the Festival of Faith & Writing creates space for meaningful discussion and shared discovery among people with different religious beliefs and practices. Over three days every other April, the Festival brings diverse voices together to offer thoughtful reflection through lectures, readings, conversations, workshops, and more.

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Barnes and Noble Colonial Plaza
Oct
28
6:30 PM18:30

Barnes and Noble Colonial Plaza

  • Barnes and Noble Colonial Plaza Market Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us on October 28th at 6:30 PM for a Young Readers Author Panel featuring James Ponti, Stuart Gibbs, Karina Yan Glaser, Alyson Gerber, Sarah Mlynowski, Jen Calonita, Christina Diaz Gonzalez, and E. Lockhart!

BOOK PURCHASE REQUIRED FROM BARNES & NOBLE COLONIAL.

This will be a wristbanded event. To receive your wristband you MUST PURCHASE a book by one of our featured authors on the day of the event at Barnes & Noble Colonial. This purchase will grant you ONE WRISTBAND that allows you entry to the event with the authors! Click here for more information and to RSVP!

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PAST EVENT: Texas Book Launch Event for The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli
Sep
21
2:00 PM14:00

PAST EVENT: Texas Book Launch Event for The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli

  • Barnes and Noble at Stonebriar Mall, 2601 Preston Rd Unit 1204 Frisco, TX 75034 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join me at the Barnes and Noble at the Stonebriar Mall in Frisco, Texas at 2pm CT for a launch of The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli! All purchases of The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli at this event come with a gift while supplies last :)

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PAST EVENT: Joint Book Launch Event! Karina Yan Glaser and Rebecca Stead
Sep
20
11:00 AM11:00

PAST EVENT: Joint Book Launch Event! Karina Yan Glaser and Rebecca Stead

  • Books Are Magic, Montague Street Location, 122 Montague Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11201 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

When my beautiful, smart, brilliant friend Rebecca Stead and I realized that our middle grade books were coming out at the same time, we thought it would be great fun to have a joint book event at one of our absolute favorite places, Books Are Magic in Brooklyn, NY! Join us for conversation, celebration, and laughter as we reflect on the new books we have out in the world.

All purchases of The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli at the event come with a gift :)

RSVP here: https://glaser-stead.eventbrite.com

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PAST EVENT: NYC Launch Event for The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli
Sep
14
2:00 PM14:00

PAST EVENT: NYC Launch Event for The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli

  • Welcome to Chinatown/The Hub, 115 Bowery, New York, NY 10002 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

I am so happy to be partnering with famed Chinatown bookstore Yu & Me Books for the launch of The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli! This will be held at Welcome to Chinatown/The Hub located at 115 Bowery (NOT at Yu & Me Books, due to space constraints). All copies come with a little gift :) RSVP here!

Can’t make it? Order a signed and personalized copy through Yu & Me Books! All preorders and copies of The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli at this event also come with a gift! :)

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PAST EVENT: Great Middle Great Reads Panel at Books of Wonder!
Jul
9
6:00 PM18:00

PAST EVENT: Great Middle Great Reads Panel at Books of Wonder!

From magic mirrors to secret societies to the joy and strength of family, these middle grade stories have something for everyone! Join us in-store to hear from ALYSON GERBER, author of A Risky Game (Liar's Society #2)KARINA YAN GLASER, author of The Vanderbeekers Ever AfterSARAH MLYNOWSKI, author of Liar, Liar (Whatever After #16) and Fairest of All (Whatever After Graphic Novel #1), and COURTNEY SHEINMEL, author of The Secrets of Lovelace Academy

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PAST EVENT: American Library Association's Annual Conference
Jun
27
to Jun 29

PAST EVENT: American Library Association's Annual Conference

Friday, 6/27, 6pm: I’ll be signing advance copies of The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli at the HarperCollins Children’s Books Booth in the evening.

Saturday, 6/28 at 1 PM: I’ll be signing copies of Poppy Song Bakes a Way with fellow Mrs. Z’s authors Kate Messner and Kekla Magoon at the Little, Brown booth.

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PAST EVENT: School Library Journal Day of Dialog Spring 2025 (Virtual Event)
May
22
9:00 AM09:00

PAST EVENT: School Library Journal Day of Dialog Spring 2025 (Virtual Event)

I will be participating in SLJ’s Day of Dialog! Come hear about the hottest forthcoming titles for children, tweens, and teens, from nonfiction and romance to picture books and graphic novels. You can also visit the virtual exhibit hall to network with leading publishers and download digital galleys and other free resources.

I will be participating in this panel at 10:05 AM:

A Missing Goat, A Murder Mystery, and More Than a Few Surprises 

…await readers in this delightful medley of new middle grade fiction titles. 

 

Brandy Colbert, Let’s Get Together (HarperCollins Children’s)  

Karina Yan Glaser, The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli (HarperCollins Children’s)  

Chris Grabenstein, Ms. Pennypickle's Puzzle Quest (Random House Children’s)   
Jennifer A. Nielsen, Free State of Jax (Scholastic) 

Ali Terese, Vote for the G.O.A.T. (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin)    

Register for this wonderful event here!

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PAST EVENT: Authors in Chelsea
Mar
11
6:30 PM18:30

PAST EVENT: Authors in Chelsea

  • Washington Street Education Center Board Room (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This event will include talks and presentations from me, Jennifer Nielsen, and Sarah Dillard. Guests will have a chance to ask questions and purchase books to be signed (courtesy of Serendipity Books). Have you ever wondered what the writing process is like for a published author? How do they develop characters and setting? What’s it like writing for young children, versus tweens and adults? An Evening with the Authors is your chance to find out! Come ready with your questions about reading and writing for this very special community event!

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PAST EVENT: North Texas Teen Book Festival!
Mar
1
9:00 AM09:00

PAST EVENT: North Texas Teen Book Festival!

My schedule at NTTBF is as follows:

9am: Keynote with Ruta Sepetys and Alan Gratz

Great Ballroom 1-3

11am: Home is Where the Heart Is with Andrea Beatriz Arango, James Bird, Saadia Faruqi, Karina Yan Glaser, Padma Venkatraman

Location: MR 8

 12pm: Threads of Hope: Weaving Stories Beyond Sorrow with Andrea Beatriz Arango, James Bird, Saadia Faruqi, Karina Yan Glaser, Renée Watson

Location: MR 8

1pm: Writing 101: All the tips and tricks with James Ponti and Aly Gerber

JB D

3:30pm: Book signing

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PAST EVENT: Launch Event for The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class!
Jun
1
4:00 PM16:00

PAST EVENT: Launch Event for The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class!

It is such a thrill to be a part of The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class! Check out the series announcement here: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/93126-multi-author-series-spotlights-the-fun-and-foibles-of-third-grade.html

Join Kate Messner, Rajani LaRocca, Eliot Schrefer, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, Tracey Baptiste, and me for a fun series launch event at Books of Wonder!

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