![]() In it she addresses the importance of creativity and thinking like an inventor both were a key part of her life growing up and continue to be today. Keynoter Temple Grandin, best known for her advocacy on behalf of those with autism and her autobiography, Thinking in Pictures, will talk about her debut children’s book, Calling All Minds (Philomel). With her picture books She Persisted and She Persisted Around the World (both from Philomel) , Clinton wants to empower the next generation with examples of diverse women who have made a difference. In another featured talk, former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton, vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, will advocate for a different type of activism. She believes authors and booksellers must provide young readers with “as many opportunities as possible to expand their mind-sets.” In the closing keynote, Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give, will likely bridge both themes. One of the standout sessions on diversity will bring together Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson, husband-and-wife founders of Just Us Books, which has been publishing multicultural children’s books for three decades writer Kwame Alexander and Phoebe Yeh, v-p and publisher of Crown Books for Young Readers, in conversation about the forthcoming anthology We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices: Words and Images of Hope (Crown, Sept.), edited by the Hudsons. Much of the programming, particularly the talks, will focus on two topics that have long been flash points for ABA and the book industry as a whole: diversity and activism. Teicher notes that there will be more educational sessions-19 in total-than at previous Children’s Institutes, along with a “compelling roster” of keynote speakers and featured presenters. The city, which is celebrating its tricentennial this year, will also host the American Library Association’s annual conference and exhibition from June 21 to 26. With more than 275 booksellers and more than 70 authors and illustrators planning to descend on New Orleans for Children’s Institute 6, to be held at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel from June 19 to 21, attendance at the 2018 conference will be record breaking. ![]() “This year’s event offers more programming, more keynote talks, more authors, and more opportunities for booksellers to connect and share ideas, success stories, and their passion for building an even larger community of young readers nationwide.” ![]() "The Children’s Institute has become a vitally important part of ABA’s overall education efforts,” says Oren Teicher, CEO of the American Booksellers Association.
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