ALMA to host event on International Children's Book Day

April 2, 2013 - 09:43 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - On International Children's Book Day, marked on April 2, author Lucine Kasbarian is "In Conversation" with senior book review editor Wilda Williams of Library Journal.

At the Armenian Library and Museum of America, Kasbarian and Williams will discuss the challenges and benefits of producing material in this field, including insights from their work inside publishing.

They will talk about new directions in today's book publishing area, diversity in children's books, literacy issues, and Armenian-Americans publishing their own writings, among other topics. The audience is encouraged to take part in the conversation.

Kasbarian is author of "Armenia: A Rugged Land, an Enduring People" and "The Greedy Sparrow" (Honor Book in the 2012 Storytelling World Resources Awards).

Wilda Williams has been an editor and reviewer of many genres of books at Library Journal for nearly 25 years.