Recently a governor discussed her YA memoir, publishing staff and authors joined the New York Comic Con festivities, authors collaborated on a short tour, an international book fair hosted a children’s conference, and a museum welcomed an author-illustrator.


Governor Gretch Gets Real

Books & Books in Coral Gables, Fla., welcomed Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (r.) on October 19 to discuss her YA memoir True Gretch – Young Adult Edition (S&S) at the Coral Gables Congregational Church. In the YA adaptation of her adult book, Whitmer highlights her career as a politician and how she has navigated life in the political limelight. Here, Whitmer appears onstage with Knight Foundation president and CEO Maribel Pérez Wadsworth (l.) as they discuss the new memoir.


Come On, Comic Con!

(Clockwise, from top l.): Scholastic VP of publicity and brand strategy Charisse Meloto and VP and director of school library marketing Lizette Serrano enjoyed the New York Comic Con festivities at a Babysitters Club-themed set with author Ann M. Martin and author and Scholastic senior VP David Levithan on October 10.


Long Live Summer

Jennifer Dugan appeared at Penguin Random House’s booth at New York Comic Con on October 11 to sign copies and host a giveaway for her latest YA romance Summer Girls (Putnam), which follows two teens struggling to form a relationship despite their differences in lifestyles and class. Here, Dugan greets fans during her signing.


The Future Is Possible

On October 10, Grace Lin and Debbi Michiko Florence visited Possible Futures in New Haven, Conn., as part of their third annual “Very Asian Book Trip,” a tour across New England in support of the Asian American Voices Collective. At their stop, the pair signed stock of their books. Here, (from l.) Lin and Florence, with junior staff member Isaiah and bookseller Lauren.


Getting ‘Frank’ About KidLit

The third annual Frankfurt Kids Conference took place on October 15 at the Frankfurt Book Fair, with the theme “Children’s Books in a Fragile World.” Here: illustrator Axel Scheffler (l.) and moderator Lawrence Schimel (r.) onstage as they discuss the importance of children’s book publishing.


A New Kind of Selfie

On October 8, French and Uruguayan author-illustrator Nat Cardozo made a stop at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., as part of her tour for her new middle grade book Origin. Written with María José Ferrada and translated from Spanish by Layla Benitez-James and Ian Farnes, the book highlights how Indigenous communities have been connected to nature throughout history. Here, Cardozo (c., holding book) and students from the Teen Council at the National Portrait Gallery showcase their self-portraits after a presentation and workshop.