[Publib] All Star Line-Up for PLA 2010

[Kathleen Hughes]

All Star Line-Up for PLA 2010

Acclaimed authors including Nicholas D. Kristof, Scott Turow, Sue
Grafton, and Sarah Vowell are among the speakers who will keynote author
events and luncheons during the PLA 2010 national conference
<http://www.placonference.org> , held March 23 -27, 2010 in Portland
Oregon. Special events include:

Nancy Pearl presents "Book Buzz"
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:30am - noon
Join Nancy Pear <http://www.nancypearl.com/> l and assorted friends from
the world of publishing as they talk about some of the best upcoming
books. This session is open to all registered conference attendees.

Nicholas D. Kristof to Keynote PLA Conference Opening Session
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
For over twenty years, New York Times journalist and Pulitzer
Prize-winner Nicholas D. Kristof has been at the forefront of world
issues, from his coverage of the pro-democracy movement in Tiananmen
Square to his recent reportage of the genocide in Darfur. His recent
book (which he co-wrote with wife Sheryl WuDunn) Half the Sky: Turning
Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
<http://www.halftheskymovement.org/>  charts the oppression of women in
developing countries and serves as a call to action to combat these
issues. This session is open to all registered conference attendees.

Thursday's Adult Author Luncheon to feature Scott Turow
Thursday, March 25, 2010 Noon - 1:45 p.m.
Scott Turow <http://www.scottturow.com/>  made a huge splash in the book
world with his debut novel Presumed Innocent and has continued his
streak of acclaimed best-selling books ever since. He has won a number
of literary awards, including the Heartland Prize in 2003 for Reversible
Errors and Time Magazine's Best Work of Fiction 1999 for Personal
Injuries. His latest novel, Innocent, will be published in Mary 2010.
This event requires an additional fee
<http://www.placonference.org/registration_form.cfm> .

Thursday's Young Adult Author Luncheon to feature Virginia Euwer Wolff
Thursday, March 25, 2010 Noon - 1:45 p.m.
Virginia Euwer Wolff
<http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/birthbios/brthpage/08aug/8-25
wolff.html> has made an indelible impression on the YA landscape over
the past twenty years, all the more notable considering she spent the
first half of her career as an English teacher. Her books include the
Make Lemonade trilogy, Bat 6, Probably Still Nick Swansen, and The
Mozart Season. Each of her books has been named either an ALA Notable
Book or ALA Best Book, and she received the National Book Award for True
Believer. This event requires an additional fee.
<http://www.placonference.org/registration_form.cfm> 

Audio Publisher's Dinner
Thursday, March 25th, 2010 6 - 8:30 p.m.
Some of the best mystery authors writing today will converge at the
Audio Publisher's Dinner <http://www.placonference.org> . This year's
speakers include Chelsea Cain <http://chelseacain.com/> , who has gained
prominence with her Archie Sheridan and Gretchen Lowell series; Sue
Grafton <http://www.suegrafton.com/> , author of the Kinsey Milhone
mysteries; Tony Award-winning actress Judy Kaye
<http://www.judykaye.com/> , who voices Kinsey Milhone on the
audiobooks; and Marcia Muller <http://www.marciamuller.com/> , recently
named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. This event
requires an additional fee
<http://www.placonference.org/registration_form.cfm> .

Friday's Adult Author Luncheon to feature Luis Urrea
Friday, March 26, 2010 Noon - 1:45 p.m.
Author, poet, and essayist Luis Alberto Urrea
<http://www.luisurrea.com/aboutluis.php>  was a 2005 Pulitzer Prize
finalist and was recently inducted into the Latino Literature Hall of
Fame. Powerful and evocative, Urrea's writing has concentrated largely
on the Tijuana border culture and sheds light on a too-often forgotten
people. He has written eleven books including The Devil's Highway, The
Hummingbird's Daughter (based on the life of his great-aunt Teresita,
often labeled "The Mexican Joan of Arc"), and, most recently, Into the
Beautiful North. This event requires an additional fee
<http://www.placonference.org/registration_form.cfm> .

Children's Author Luncheon to feature Kadir Nelson
Friday, March 26, 2010 Noon - 1:45 p.m.
Kadir Nelson <http://kadirnelson.com/>  began his career as an
award-winning illustrator of many children's books, including Thunder
Rose and Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom. His
authorial debut, We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball,
was a New York Times bestseller and won the Sibert Medal among many
other awards. He has recently created a book called Change Has Come: An
Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit about the historic election of
Barack Obama. This event requires an additional fee.
<http://www.placonference.org/registration_form.cfm> 

Sarah Vowell to Keynote Closing Session
Saturday, March 27, 2010 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Sarah Vowell <http://www.barclayagency.com/vowell.html>  is the author
of four bestselling books and has been a contributing editor for NPR's
"This American Life" since 1996. Vowell's Assassination Vacation is a
hilarious and haunting road trip to tourist sites devoted to the murders
of presidents Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley. Her latest book, The
Wordy Shipmates, a history of American Puritans, was published in 2008
and she is currently at work on a history of 19th century Hawaii. This
session is open to all registered conference attendees.

Offered biennially, the PLA National Conference is the premier event for
public libraries, drawing librarians, library support staff, trustees,
Friends and library vendors from across the country and around the
world. The conference includes nearly 200 top-quality continuing
education programs, preconferences and talk tables, plus several social
events and networking opportunities and a bustling exhibits hall. PLA
2010, the PLA 13th National Conference <http://www.placonference.org> ,
will be held March 23-27 in Portland.

For more information about PLA 2008, visit the National Conference Web
site, www.placonference.org. For more information about other PLA events
and programs, contact the PLA office at  800-545-2433, ext. 5PLA, email:
pla at ala.org, or visit PLA's Web site at www.pla.org.

 

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