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Jason Reynolds – Track Series Bestselling Author Presented by Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures

Carnegie Library Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh

Jason Reynolds is a New York Times bestselling author, a Newbery Award Honoree, a Printz Award Honoree, National Book Award Honoree, a Kirkus Award winner, a two time Walter Dean Myers Award winner, an NAACP Image Award Winner, and the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors. Jason comes to Pittsburgh with Lu, the fourth and final book in the popular […]

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Sharon G. Flake, Author of The Skin I’m In – Presented by Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures

Carnegie Library Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh

Sharon Flake’s award-winning and bestselling debut YA novel, The Skin I’m In is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the release of a Special Edition of the book. It received the Coretta Scott King Award, the YWCA Racial Justice Award, and a YALSA Best Book Award. Flake’s novels and short stories deal with the struggles of teenagers and […]

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Erin Entrada Kelly, author of “Hello, Universe”

Carnegie Library Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh

2018 Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly’s bestselling book Hello, Universe celebrates friendship, bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani (or hero in Tagalog). In addition to winning the Newbery Medal for Hello, Universe, Erin received the APALA Award for The Land of Forgotten Girls, and the Golden Kite Honor Award for Blackbird Fly. Erin’s new book You Go First is an engaging exploration of […]

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Jonah Winter – Children’s Book Biographer

Carnegie Library Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh

Jonah Winter - Children's Book Biographer Presented by Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Jonah Winter is the award-winning author of more than 30 nonfiction picture books which promote social justice, facts, and artistic expression. His books include New York Times Best Illustrated Books Diego, Here Comes The Garbage Barge!, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case Of RBG Vs. Inequality, […]

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Children’s Writer Jennifer Holm

Carnegie Library Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh

Jennifer Holm - Children's Writer Presented by Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures The Third Mushroom is the hilarious, heartwarming, and much-anticipated sequel to The Fourteenth Goldfish by three-time Newbery Medalist Jennifer L. Holm. Jenni also collaborates with her brother, Matthew Holm, on two graphic novel series—the Eisner Award-winning Babymouse series and the bestselling Squish series. Born in California, Jenni […]

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