Fall's most anticipated day-long gathering of librarians is back by popular demand, still fully virtual and free to attend!

The next all-day event is scheduled for September 25 and will feature a close-up look at the biggest forthcoming adult books from winter/spring 2021.

Take a look at our packed program below:

Program

9:30 AM–10:30 AM | Mystery

SJ Bennett, The Windsor Knot, William Morrow: HarperCollins 
Charles Finch, An Extravagant Death: A Charles Lenox Mystery, Minotaur: Macmillan 
Anna Porter, Deceptions, ECW Press
Qiu Xiaolong, Hold Your Breath, China: An Inspector Chen Mystery, Severn House Publishers 
Jeri Westerson, Spiteful Bones: A Crispin Guest Mystery, Severn House Publishers 
Moderator: Lesa Holstine, Evansville Vanderburgh P.L., IN
 

9:30 AM–10:30 AM | Centering on Black Nonfiction

Michelle Duster, Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells, Atria/One Signal: Simon & Schuster 
Annette Gordon-Reed, On Juneteenth, Liveright: W. W. Norton
Charles Person, Buses Are A Comin': Memoir of a Freedom Rider, St. Martin’s, Macmillan 
Moderator: Stephanie Sendaula, Associate Editor, LJ Reviews
 

10:30 AM–11:30 AM | Thrillers

Harlan Coben, Win, Grand Central Publishing: Hachette Book Group 
John Hart, The Unwilling, St. Martin’s Press: Macmillan 
Fiona Foster King, The Captive, Ecco: HarperCollins
Nadine Matheson, The Jigsaw Man, Hanover Square Press: Harlequin 
David Yoon, Version Zero, G.P. Putnam’s Sons: Penguin Random House
Moderator: Jeff Ayers, Co-Executive Director, Thrillerfest
 

10:30 AM–11:30 AM | Science/Medicine

Kate Biberdorf, Chemistry on Fire: The Surprising and Extraordinary Science Behind Our Lives, Park Row: Harlequin
Damon Centola, Change: Why It Fails and How It Can Succeed, Little, Brown & Company: Hachette Book Group 
Janice Nimura, The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine, Norton: W. W. Norton 
Jess Phoenix, Ms. Adventure: My Wild Explorations in Science, Lava, and Life, Timber Press: Workman 
Shankar Vedantam, Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain, Norton: W. W. Norton 
Moderator: Matt Enis, Senior Editor, Technology, LJ
 

BREAK | 10:30 AM-12:15 PM
 

12:15 PM-1:15 PM | Literary Fiction 1 

Mateo Askaripour, Black Buck, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Gabriela Garcia, Of Women and Salt, Flatiron Books: Macmillan
Kaitlyn Greenidge, Libertie, Algonquin Books: Workman 
Chang-rae Lee, My Year Abroad, Riverhead Books: Penguin Random House 
Chris Whitaker, We Begin at the End, Henry Holt & Company: Macmillan
Moderator: Lillian Dabney, The Seattle Athenaeum 
 

12:15 PM–1:15 PM | Book Club Bests

Ali Benjamin, The Smash-Up, Random: Penguin Random House
Janet Skeslien Charles, The Paris Library, S. & S.: Simon & Schuster 
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Malibu Burning, Ballantine: Penguin Random House 
Morgan Rogers, Honey Girl, Park Row: Harlequin
Vendela Vida, We Run the Tides, Ecco: HarperCollins 
Moderator: Liz French, Senior Editor, LJ Book Reviews 

1:15PM–2:15 PM | SF/Fantasy

Jacqui Castle, The Seclusion, Indie Author Project 
Mike Chen, We Could Be Heroes, MIRA: Harlequin 
Seanan McGuire, Across the Green Grass Fields, Tor.com: Macmillan
Nnedi Okorafor, Remote Control, Tor.com, Macmillan 
Heather Walter, Malice, Del Rey: Penguin Random House
Moderator: Kristi Chadwick, Massachusetts Lib. Syst., Northampton  
 

BREAK | 2:15 PM-3:00 PM
 

3:00 PM-4:00 PM | Historical Fiction

Michaela Carter, Leonora in the Morning, Avid Reader: Simon & Schuster 
Kristin Hannah, The Four Winds, St. Martin’s Press: Macmillan
Greer Macallister, Arctic Fury, Sourcebooks Landmark: Sourcebooks 
Sarah Penner, The Lost Apothecary, Park Row: Harlequin 
Lisa Scottoline, Eternal, G.P. Putnam’s Sons: Penguin Random House  
Moderators: Marianne Paterniti, Book Group Coordinator
Pat Sheary, Head of Adult Programming, Darien Library, CT 
 

4:00 PM-5:15 PM | Literary Fiction 2

Andrew J. Graff, Raft of Stars, Ecco: HarperCollins 
Brandon Hobson, Removed, Ecco: HarperCollins 
Imbolo Mbue, How Beautiful We Were, Random: Penguin Random House 
Susan Mihalic, Dark Horses, Gallery/Scout Press: Simon & Schuster 
Kirstin Valdez Quade, The Five Wounds, Norton: W. W. Norton 
E. Lily Yu, On Fragile Waves, Erewhon: Workman
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert, Prepub Alert Editor, LJ 
 

4:00 PM–5:15 PM | Help and Inspiration

Jeff Belanger, The Call of Kilimanjaro: Finding Hope Among the Clouds, Imagine: Charlesbridge
Amy Chan, Breakup Bootcamp: The Science of Rewiring Your Heart, Dey Street Books: HarperCollins 
Molly Galbraith, Strong Women Lift Each Other Up, Harper Horizon: HarperCollins Focus
Kirsteen MacLeon, In Praise of Retreats: Finding Sanctuary in the Modern World, ECW Press 
Katie Russell Newland, A Season with Mom: Love, Loss, and The Ultimate Baseball Adventure Harper Horizon: HarperCollins Focus 
Kelly Rippon, Parent Up: Inspire Your Child To Be Their Best Self, Sourcebooks
Moderator: Jennifer M. Schlau, Elgin Community Coll., IL

Sponsors

Visit the virtual exhibit hall to network with leading publishers, enjoy additional author chats, and download digital galleys as well as other free resources and giveaways. Certificates of completion will be provided to submit for CE credits.

As during our fall event, we are anticipating an unprecedented number of library professionals to attend our virtual DOD, so you may find the environment or live sessions become full during the day.

But fear not! Many sessions will be concurrent, and all sessions and author chats will be available for viewing on-demand within an hour of the initial broadcast. In addition the entire event will be available on-demand until January 25.

Who should attend? Registration is open to librarians.

If you have any questions, email us at ljevents@mediasourceinc.com.

If you are a service provider or publisher and would like to sponsor the event, please contact Advertising Director Roy Futterman.