Tuesday, March 28
COME HANG OUT! 🍕🍻 7:00 PM at Drake's Dealership 2325 Broadway Oakland, CA 94612 Email kristin@caliballiance.org to be included in our reservation. |
Wednesday, March 29
ALL DAY at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center A full day of education, authors, and rep picks! $25 |
The Courtyard by Marriott
(the most comfortable beds of our options) Reserve now or call 510-625-8282 (Mention CALIBA) $179 + tax, etc. Valet Parking: $45 per night DISCOUNTED HOTEL RATE ENDS ON MARCH 10TH. |
Washington Inn
A quirky, 109-year-old hotel. Standard room w/ queen bed: $105.00 plus tax per night. Double room with two full beds: $115.00 plus tax per night. Self-parking: $45 per night. Check at the desk for $20 savings before you get your car. CALIBA 2023 Email carlos@thewashingtoninn.com DISCOUNTED HOTEL RATE ENDS ON MARCH 14TH. |
7:00 PM
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COME HANG OUT! 🍕🍻
Join us on Tuesday, March 28 at 7 pm at Drake's Dealership for pizza and beer. This is a great way to connect with old friends and meet new ones before the Spring Forum the next day. If you would like to be included in our reservation, please email kristin@caliballiance.org. Hope you can join us! |
8:30 - 9 AM
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CHECK-IN
Coffee & Continental Breakfast provided. |
9 - 9:30 AM
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OPENING KEYNOTE: GENE LUEN YANG
Featuring Gene's new titles: American Born Chinese MTI and The Books of Clash (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group / First Second)
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9:40 - 10:25 AM
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2 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
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10:35 - 11:20 AM
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3 CONCURRENT EDUCATION SESSIONS
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11:30 - 12:25 PM
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AUTHOR SPEED DATING
Michael Genhart - SPANISH IS THE LANGUAGE OF MY FAMILY (Neal Porter Books) Julie Soto - FORGET ME NOT (Forever) Julia Vee - EBONY GATE (Tor Books) Nina LaCour - MY FRIEND, LOONIE (Candlewick) Katherine Lin - YOU CAN'T STAY HERE FOREVER (Harper) Lara Love Hardin - THE MANY LIVES OF MAMA LOVE: A MEMOIR OF LYING, STEALING, WRITING, AND HEALING (Simon & Schuster) Lisa Brown - THE HOSPITAL BOOK (Neal Porter Books) |
12:30 - 2PM
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REP PICKS LUNCH - Click a rep's name to visit their Edelweiss collection.
Tom McIntyre - HBG Kevin Peters - Sourcebooks (click here to request galleys) Andy Weiner - Abrams Books (click here to download pdf) Wendy Pearl - Penguin Random House (click here to download pdf) Brittany Greenway - Macmillan Wendy Sheanin - Simon & Schuster (click here to request galleys) Julia Callahan - IPG (click here to download pdf) Jim Hankey - HarperCollins (click here to download pdf) Ty Wilson - Ingram Publisher Services |
2:15 - 3 PM
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2 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
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3 - 4:45PM
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AUTHOR RECEPTION
End the day with some light refreshments and meet these wonderful authors! Ash Van Otterloo - THE BEAUTIFUL SOMETHING ELSE (Scholastic Press) Katie Van Heidrich - THE IN-BETWEEN (Aladdin) Olivia Allen-Price - BAY CURIOUS EXPLORING THE HIDDEN TRUE STORIES OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA (Chronicle Books) Aisha Harris - WANNABE: RECKONINGS WITH THE POP CULTURE THAT SHAPES ME (HarperOne) Emma Mieko Candon - THE ARCHIVE UNDYING (Tor) Connie Wang - OH MY MOTHER! (Viking) Fae Myenne Ng - ORPHAN BACHELORS (Grove Press) Angela Dalton - TO BOLDLY GO: HOW NICHELLE NICHOLS AND STAR TREK HELPED ADVANCE CIVIL RIGHTS (HarperCollins) |