Watch the 2024 Teens Read the National Book Awards

Teens Read the National Book Awards (formerly known as the Teen Press Conference) brings the excitement and prestige of the National Book Awards to an audience of young people through an exclusive, teen-focused event with National Book Award Finalists, in-school programming, book giveaways, and more.

Central to Teens Read is the annual mainstage event, held each year the day before the National Book Awards. New York City’s middle and high school students are invited to attend free of charge, receive free copies of the Young People’s Literature Finalists, and have the unique opportunity to connect and interact with high-profile authors in what is often their first exposure to a literary arts event.

Tuesday November 19th, 2024
Livestream: 11:00am-12:00pm EST

HOSTED BY:

Jacqueline Woodson is the author of many books for young people and adults. She is the recipient of a number of awards including a 2023 E. B. White Award, a 2023 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship, and a 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award. Her memoir Brown Girl Dreaming was a National Book Award Winner. Adult novels include Red At The Bone and Another Brooklyn.

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FEATURING:

• Violet Duncan, Buffalo Dreamer
  Nancy Paulsen Books / Penguin Random House
• Josh Galarza, The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky
  Henry Holt and Company (BYR) / Macmillan Publishers
• Erin Entrada Kelly, The First State of Being
  Greenwillow Books / HarperCollins Publishers
• Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Kareem Between
  G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers / Penguin Random House
• Angela Shanté, The Unboxing of a Black Girl
  Page Street Publishing

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If you have any questions, please email NBF Education Manager Julianna Lee Marino at jleemarino@nationalbook.org.