The Bronx Book Festival: Festival Day
Join TBIR for our most exciting festival lineup yet for our 7th annual Festival Day!
By The Bronx is Reading
Date and time
Saturday, June 8 · 8am - 6pm EDT
Location
Fordham Plaza
Fordham Plaza The Bronx, NY 10458Refund Policy
Contact the organizer to request a refund.
Agenda
Main Stage
YA/MG Stage
Young Readers Stage
10:00 AM
Publishing AMA
Want to work in book publishing? Learn about the industry directly from professionals in the field. They'll share their knowledge, insights, and discuss overcoming diversity as well as their unique j...
11:00 AM
Keynote: Colson Whitehead
Join Colson Whitehead in conversation with Cree Myles of All Ways Black as they discuss, who writes about the Black experience in America with insight and empathy, winning both a Pulitzer Prize and a...
12:00 PM
Hip Hop Journalist to Author
These Hip Hop journalists have worked everywhere from VIBE to Rolling Stone. They are now bestselling authors writing about prolific Hip Hop artists and culture. Featuring Kathy Iandoli (BABY GIRL), ...
1:00 PM
For Us By Us Fiction: Writing for Our Community and Culture
Join critically acclaimed authors Crystal Hana Kim (THE STONE HOME), Andrew Boryga (VICTIM), Cleyvis Natera (NERUDA ON THE PARK), and Annell López (I’LL GIVE YOU A REASON) as they discuss writing sto...
2:00 PM
Voices for Change
Join Robert Samuels (HIS NAME IS GEORGE FLOYD), Joel Leon (EVERYTHING AND NOTHING AT ONCE), and Nina Sharma (THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL: LOVE IN BLACK AND WHITE) and be a part of the movement for socia...
3:00 PM
SFF, Horror, Romance, Oh My! Sponsored by Tor Publishing Group
Looking for your next SFF/Horror or Romance book to devour? Join these bestselling and award-winning authors as they discuss all things genre fiction from fantasy to horror to romance featuring Nat C...
4:00 PM
So You Want to Be a Book Influencer?
Ever wonder how readers become influencers? How do those pretty book shots come together? How do bookstagrammers work with publishing companies? Meet these social media mavens and hear them discuss t...
About this event
- 10 hours
Join us for our 7th annual Festival Day! We have exclusive TBIR programming lined up for this year's festival, so RSVP to meet bestselling authors from the Boogie Down and beyond! We are honored to welcome Colson Whitehead as one of our keynote speakers this year, accompanied by other established and emerging names in literature right now.
Free