Daniel Nayeri invites children, ages 7 and up, to join him in a fun interactive storytelling session. Daniel Nayeri is the winner of the 2025 National Book Award for Young People for "The Teacher of Nomad Land" and is the author of "How to Tell a Story."

Education Room 349 (Seats 48, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 14, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  

Panelist: Daniel Nayeri
Moderator: Narges Zandi
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Ellen Wheeler and David Nix

Three critically acclaimed authors offer compelling World War II novels of war and resistance set in different regions of the world. Daniel Nayeri and Erin Entrada Kelly set their books in the less familiar settings of Iran and the Philippines, while Sara Pennypacker sets her book in the French resistance.

Education Room 353 (Seats 92, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 14, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  

Panelists: Erin Entrada Kelly, Daniel Nayeri, Sara Pennypacker
Moderator: Ruth McKoy Lowery
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Helios Education Foundation

Join these 2025 National Book Award honorees María Dolores Águila, Caleb Gayle and Daniel Nayeri for readings and a cross-genre conversation about the techniques they use to make history accessible to readers of all ages. The moderator will be Ruth Dickey, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation.

Koffler Room 218 (Seats 142, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
National Book Awards
Signing area: Sales & Signing Koffler/Commons (following presentation)

Panelists: María Dolores Águila, Caleb Gayle, Daniel Nayeri
Moderator: Ruth Dickey
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Judith Marro

Daniel Nayeri is an award-winning author born in Iran and raised in Oklahoma after immigrating as a refugee. He is last year's National Book Award winner in Young People' Literature: “The Teacher of Nomad Land.” Angeline Boulley's debut novel, "Firekeeper's Daughter," was an instant No. 1 New York Times bestseller and recipient of international accolades. Boulley's new books are "Warrior Girl Unearthed" and "Sisters in the Wind."

Friends of the Festival Hospitality Tent (Seats 40)  
Sun, Mar 15, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Multigenre

Authors: Angeline Boulley, Daniel Nayeri
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Arizona Party Rental Companies