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Tuesday, November 18th, 2025

National Coalition Against Censorship Annual Gala New York, New York

Honored to join the Celebrating Free Speech & Its Defenders gala to introduce Dr. Carla Hayden, recipient of the Judith Krug Outstanding Librarian Award, recognizing her lifelong dedication to ensuring the freedom to read and access for all.


Wednesday, November 19th, 2025

76th National Book Awards Ceremony

So looking forward to cheering on all the finalists AND presenting the 2025 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community to my dear friend - the award-winning writer, editor, and cultural critic, Roxane Gay.New York City


Friday, November 21st, 2025

BlackStar Luminary Gala

Honored to join The Luminary Gala, and present a luminary award to Meshell Ndegeocello.Philadelphia, PA


Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025

Guadalajara International Book Fair

Join me for a moderated author talk at the Guadalajara International Book Fair, Guadalajara Mexico

Website: https://www.fil.com.mx/ingles/info/info_fil.asp


Friday, December 5th, 2025

Più Libri Più Liberi Book Fair La Nuvola

In conversation at Italy’s largest book fair for small and independent publishers.Rome Italy

Website: https://plpl.it/piu-libri-piu-liberi-en/


Jacqueline Woodson

Jacqueline Woodson

Jacqueline Woodson is an American writer of books for adults, children, and adolescents. She is best known for her National Book Award-Winning memoir Brown Girl Dreaming, and her Newbery Honor-winning titles After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers, and Show Way. Her picture books The Day You Begin and The Year We Learned to Fly were NY Times Bestsellers. After serving as the Young People’s Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017, she was named the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress for 2018–19. She was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2020. Later that same year, she was named a MacArthur Fellow.