EVENTS
upcoming
SEPTEMBER, 2023 STORYTIME FRIENDS
UCSF Children's Hospital
Partnering with a few Bay Area picture book authors on a very special project called, STORYTIME FRIENDS. We plan to bring the joy and power of storytelling to children at UCSF Children’s Hospital in Oakland and San Francisco, through monthly video-recorded read-alouds. Our book, Goodnight Ganesha, was selected for a read-aloud by Mr. Peter Limata for the month of September!
OCTOBER 4, 2023 STORYTIME WITH MR. PETER LIMATA
Virtual Reading and Interview
NOVEMBER 16 - 19, 2023 NCTE Annual Convention
Panels I will be on:
United Against Censorship: How Challenges And Bans Connected Our Voices To Keep Creating Inclusive Stories
Panelist
Fostering Connections: Centering South Asian Identity and Culture in the Classroom
Panelist
Paying Attention to the Pictures: Helping Young Readers Form Thoughtful and Critical Connections with the Images in
Books, Films, and the World
Panelist
past events
AUGUST 26, 2023 Storytime with Arts & Crafts
Barnes & Noble, Walnut Creek
INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY
Saturday, Apr 29, 11:00A PST
Storytime @ Hicklebee's
INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY
Saturday, Apr 29, 1:00P PST
Author Meet & Greet @ Books Inc.
Panelist
INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY
Saturday, Apr 29, 4:00p PST
Storytime @ Towne Center Books
CSLA CONFERENCE : A WORLD OF LITERACIES
Saturday, March 4, 4:30P PST
Author Panel
Panelist
CELEBRITY READER : READ ACROSS AMERICA
Tuesday, Feb 28, 7:00A PST/10:00A EST
WORLD READ ALOUD DAY 2023
Wednesday, Feb 1, Timings Vary
NOV 29, 2022 Desi Kidlit Community
Banned Books: A Pre-Recorded Discussion
NOV 21, 2022 WRITERS WITH WRINKLES
Podcast
NOV 17 - 20, 2022 NCTE Annual Convention
Saturday, November 19, 11:00A - 12:15P PST
A Beacon of Light in the Dark: Using Stories to Kindle Hope
Panelist
NOV 17, 2022 THE WRITING BARN
Creative Connections Panel
5:00 P PST
NOV 05, 2022 Author Event, Flashlight Books
STORYTIME
11:00 A PST - 12:30p PST
OCT 28, 2022 BOOKS OF WONDER, NYC
Author Visit, Book Signing
OCT 23, 2022 SCBWI SFNEB Webinar
"Pitching for Faves" - How to Twitter Pitch
10:00A PST
SEP 28, 2022 12x12 Webinar Speaker
Book Promotion & Marketing for Beginners
5:00P PST / 8:00P EST
SEP 22, 2022 #PBChat Speaker
Refining Messy WIPs
4:00P PST / 7:00P EST
AUG 31, 2022 GOODNIGHT GANESHA VIRTUAL 1 YR BASH!
Rohi's Readery, West Palm Beach
See Recap Here
AUG 21, 2022 READING & BOOK SIGNING with Flashlight Books!
Family Day, Lesher Plaza, Walnut Creek
11:20A PST
JUL 22 - SEP 11, 2022 SCBWI SUMMER CONFERENCE
Up Your Game: CANVA LIKE A PRO! (Pre-Recorded Session)
MAY 19, 2022 CALIBA Spring Forum 2022
Lunchtime Speed Dating: Children's Edition
12:00P PST/3:00P EST
Watch here
MAY 19, 2022 VIRTUAL PAJAMA STORYTIME
Boston Public Library
2:00P PST/5:00P EST
podcast interview
picturebooking podcast
nadia salomon
Nick Patton and I chatted about why rhyming is complex and why you need to write from the heart. We also discussed my debut picture book, Goodnight Ganesha, illustrated by the amazing Poonam Mistry. Our book celebrates the nighttime rituals of two young kids visiting their grandparents in India.
*Listen to the podcast below.
*Listen to the podcast below.
eric carle
storytime replay
I did Storytime at the Carle with David Feinstein. I brought Bear, a glow in the dark blanket, and my debut picture book, GOODNIGHT GANESHA to read. We chatted about the art by Poonam Mistry and my inspiration behind the book.
*Click on the photo to listen in.
blogs, interviews, posts
- #AuthorAcrostics with Nancy Tupper Ling (8/2)
- Inky Girl Blog with Debbie Ridpath Ohi (8/11)
- Storyteller Academy Master Case Study (8/13)
- Storyteller Academy Blog Post (8/13)
- Storyteller Academy ‘Live’ Talk (8/14)
- Kidlit411 AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT with Sylivia Liu (8/20)
- Andrew Hackett Backstory (8/25)
- PB BUZZ with Mindy Alyse Weiss (8/30)
- Janet Sumner Johnson Blog (8/30)
- LAUNCH DAY EVENTS in PST (8/31)
- Launch REPLAY with Myrna Foster & Meera Sriram (3p)
- REPLAY 'LIVE' Launch Social with Samantha M. Clark (4p)
- Happy Book Birthday Bash on Samantha’s Blog
- PB Mini Summit Debut Panel (5p)
- 12x12 Featured Author (9/1)
- IG LIVE Reading with Flashlight Books - 11:00a PST (9/1)
- Flashlight Books Virtual Event - 6:30p PST (9/1)
- Interview (Storyteller Academy) Blog (9/11)
- Danville Library Virtual Event - 4:00p PST (9/16)
- STORYTIME with Desi Book Aunty - 4:00p PST/ 7:00p EST (9/19)
- KidLit Social with Laura Backes - 5:00p PST/ 8:00p EST (9/21)
- Pajama Walk 2021 VIRTUAL KICKOFF - 3:30p PST/5:30p EST (10/1)
- Books of Wonder October PB Bonanza - 11:00a PST/ 1:00p EST (10/3)
- Homer Library Virtual Event - 4:30p PST/3:30p AKST (10/14)
- Eric Carle Storytime with
- TWINKL TOP PICK Feature (10/19)
- Writing with a Broken Tusk Blog with Uma Krishnaswami (11/3)
- #DebutReviewChallenge with Laura Renauld (10/1 to 11/30)
- SCBWI BOOKSTOP - (10/18 to 11/30)
- Eric Carle Storytime with David Feinstein - 7:30a PST/10:30a EST (12/21)
- Interview with Cassie's Writing Blog (12/29)