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.
| Where: | Koffler Room 218 (Seats 142, Wheelchair accessible)    |
| When: | Sun, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm |
| Signing area: | Sales & Signing Koffler/Commons (following presentation) |
| Genre: | National Book Awards |
| Moderator: | Ruth Dickey |
María Dolores Águila is a Chicana poet and author writing about resistance and resilience. Her award-winning picture book "Barrio Rising" was featured by NPR, Kirkus, and Publishers Weekly....
Caleb Gayle is an award-winning journalist and the author of "We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power." A professor at Northeastern University, he is a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine....
Daniel Nayeri is an award-winning author born in Iran and raised in Oklahoma after immigrating as a refugee. His acclaimed works include “Everything Sad Is Untrue,” a Printz Award winner, “The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams,” a Newbery Honor, and last year's National Book Award winner in Young People' Literature: “The Teacher of Nomad Land....
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