Meet Jason Reynolds, Dana Mele, & More This Week (YA Book Events 2/26-3/4)

Posted on by Zakiya N. Jamal in Blog

There aren’t a lot of events happening this week but they’re all great. Check out the full schedule of event below and make sure to follow YA Book Events NYC on Twitter to stay up to date with all the events happening around the city.

Monday, Feb. 26

PEN Out Loud feat. Jason Reynolds and Greg Pardlo at SubCulture (7-8 p.m.)

Join bestselling and multi-award winning author Jason Reynolds and Pulitzer Prize winning poet Greg Pardlo in conversation for the launch of the 2018 season of PEN Out Loud. Tickets are $15.

Tuesday, Feb. 27

Hope Nation Launch Event at The Strand (7-8 p.m.)

A panel of some of the most influential YA authors will discuss Hope Nation, an anthology that offers a guiding light to teens everywhere. Free event.

Wednesday, Feb. 28

Launching Dana Mele’s People Like Us at McNally Jackson Books (7 p.m.)

Join Dana Mele as she celebrates the releasee of her debut novel, People Like Us. Free event.

Published by Zakiya N. Jamal

Zakiya N. Jamal was born in Queens, raised in Long Island, and currently resides in Brooklyn. In other words, she’s a New Yorker through and through. She holds a BA in English from Georgetown University and a MFA in Creative Writing with a concentration in Writing for Children and Young Adults from The New School. She has been published in Romper, BuzzFeed, People.com, Thought Catalog, and more. Her non-fiction essay about her "Cuban Impostor Syndrome" can be found in the Latinx anthology, Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed. You can find her on Twitter at @ZakiyaNJamal.

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