TLA 2022 Conference Resource Center

We’re so excited to see our librarian friends on April 25-27 in Fort Worth, TX!

What’s inside our TLA Resource Center:

Make the most of your TLA experience + meet your favorite authors & illustrators!
Check our TLA schedule for a full list of in-person author programs and book signings.

We’ve collected our digital resources for you in this handy resource center!
Download our digital catalogs, request digital preview copies, and fill out our checklist survey for your chance to win a collection of free books for your library!

Not attending TLA?
You can still download digital resources, request preview copies, and more!

Fill out our digital checklist survey!

We’d love to learn more about you and your library!

Fill out our quick digital checklist survey receive curated book recommendations, review our digital catalogs, request digital preview copies, and find more resources.

Plus, you’ll be entered for your chance to win a collection of books for your library!

Fill out the Digital Checklist survey here
+ enter for a chance to win books!

MacKids TLA 2022 Schedule:
Author Programs & Book Signings

Download our flyer for a full list of MCPG author signings at TLA 2022!

View our full schedule of authors events below,
including programs with Dhonielle Clayton, Adrianna Cuevas, Julie C. Dao, Christian McKay Heidicker, Jas Hammonds, Lizz Huerta, Angela Joy, Mariama J. Lockington, Amber McBride, Bethany C. Morrow, George O’Connor, Charly Palmer, Randi Pink, Julian Randall, Aminah Mae Safi, Jennifer Swanson, and Mariko Tamaki.

Click to expand: View our full schedule of MCPG author events here!

Monday April 25th

12:00pm – 3:00pm
The Texas Bluebonnet Speed Dating Event
Featuring Christian McKay Heidicker, author of Bluebonnet Master List selection, Scary Stories for Young Foxes
Location: Omni Hotel, 2nd Level Ballroom 4, 1300 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

12:15 – 1:15pm
Speaking Truth: Nonfiction Books for Children
Featuring Angela Joy (Black is a Rainbow Color and Choosing Brave, on sale 8/9/22)
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center, Level 2, Room 202CD

1:30 – 2:30 pm
Weaving Elements of Folktales, Legends, Myths, and Tall Tales into Stories
Featuring Charly Palmer (The Legend of Gravity)
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center, Level 2, Room 202CD

2:45 – 3:45 pm
Proudly Announcing… YA Debut Authors
Featuring Lizz Huerta (The Lost Dreamer) and Jas Hammonds (We Deserve Monuments, on sale 11/29/22)
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center, Level 2, Room 202CD

2:45 – 3:45 pm
Magic & Adventure in Middle Grade
Featuring Julie C. Dao (Team Chu and the Battle of Blackwood Arena, on sale 7/26/22) and Dhonielle Clayton (The Marvellers, on sale 5/3/22)
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center, Level 2, Room 201BC

Tuesday, April 26th

11:30am – 12:30pm
Thrillers, Suspense, Horror! YA Lit Author Panel
Featuring Mariko Tamaki (Cold)
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center, Level 2, Room 204A

11:30 – 1:00pm
Bound to Stay Bound: Exhibitor Showcase Luncheon
Featuring Lizz Huerta (The Lost Dreamer)
Location: Exhibit Hall, Exhibitor Showcase Stage

1:30 – 2:30 pm
Old to New: Remixed Classics
Featuring Bethany C. Morrow (So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix), Aminah Mae Safi (Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix), and Emily Settle (Editor at Feiwel & Friends)
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center, Level 2, Room 201BC

1:30 pm – 2:30pm
Texas Authors and Illustrators Speed Dating Meet and Greet
Featuring Adrianna Cuevas (Cuba in My Pocket)
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center, Level 2, Room 200

3:00 – 4:00 pm
Blast from the Past…Historical Fiction in YA Lit Author Panel
Featuring Julian Randall (Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa)
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center, Level 2, Room 202CD

3:00 – 4:00 pm
Spirit of Texas (SPOT) Reading List Program
Featuring Adrianna Cuevas (Cuba in My Pocket)
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center, Level 1, Room 104

6:00 – 8:00pm
Evening with the Authors – TICKETED EVENT (Sold Out)
Featuring Dhonielle Clayton (The Marvellers, on sale 5/3/22)
Location: Omni Hotel, 1300 Houston St, Level 2, Texas Ballroom GH

Wednesday, April 27th

8:30 – 9:30am
Finding Yourself: Identity in YA Lit Author Panel
Featuring Randi Pink (Angel of Greenwood and We Are the Scribes, on sale 10/18/22)
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center, Level 2, Room 202AB

10:00 – 11:00am
The Language of Music
Featuring Mariama J. Lockington (In the Key of Us)
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center, Level 1, Room 104

10:00 – 11:00am
What’s New with Texas Young Adult and Middle Grade Authors
Featuring Adrianna Cuevas (Cuba in My Pocket)
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center, Level 2, Room 202CD

11:45am – 1:45pm
Texas Bluebonnet Award Luncheon — TICKETED EVENT
Featuring Christian McKay Heidicker, author of Bluebonnet Master List selection, Scary Stories for Young Foxes
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center, Level 2, Ballroom ABC

12:30 – 1:30pm
Continuing the Curiosity: Taking the Nonfiction Reader from Picture Books Onward
Featuring Jennifer Swanson (Outdoor School: Rock, Fossil, and Shell Hunting)
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center, Level 1, Room 121A

1:30 – 2:30pm
Every Word Counts…YA Novels in Verse
Featuring Amber McBride (Me (Moth))
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center, Level 2, Room 202AB

1:30 – 2:30pm
Latino Caucus Round Table, Around the Americas in 45 Minutes
Adrianna Cuevas (Cuba in My Pocket) and Lizz Huerta (The Lost Dreamer)
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center, Level 1, Room 104

1:30 – 3:30pm
Texas Tea — TICKETED EVENT
Featuring Julian Randall (Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa), Dhonielle Clayton (The Marvellers), Mariko Tamaki (Cold)
Location: Omni Hotel, 1300 Houston St, Ballroom E and F

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Graphic Novels in YA Lit
Featuring George O’Connor (Olympians: Dionysos)
Location: Fort Worth Convention Center, Level 2, Room 202CD

Click the covers below to learn more about these books and authors you can meet at TLA!

TLA Book List + MacKids Digital Catalogs

Download a title spreadsheet of books available in our TLA booth, including links to request digital preview copies and links to download educator/discussion guides.

Download our TLA title spreadsheet
+ request digital preview copies here!

Celebrate BIPOC Voices and expand your inclusive collection!
Download our Latinx Voices catalog, Black Voices catalog, and our Asian and Asian American Voices catalog here!

Visit our digital catalog page to find our Edelweiss digital catalogs.

Want to learn even more about our new spring books?
Watch our Spring 2022 Preview here, featuring special guests Dhonielle Clayton, author of the magical middle grade debut The Marvellers, and co-creators of the new graphic novel Blackwater, Jeannette Arroyo and Ren Graham.

2022 Stars You Can’t Miss!

Does your collection include the top-reviewed books of 2022?
Browse our round-up of starred reviews!

Read & Share Frequently Challenged Books

Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group stands against censorship, and in support of the librarians and teachers who are doing their part to share a love of reading with their students. We believe that all readers deserve access to an inclusive selection of titles and we are committed to working with our authors to reach readers with their stories. Click here to find more resources for sharing challenged books + fighting censorship in your community from the ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom.

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