Join Penguin Young Readers' culturally diverse and award-winning authors as they discuss their newest titles.
Listen to Padma Venkatraman speak about "Born Behind Bars," set in Chennai, India, featuring a boy who’s unexpectedly released into the world after spending his whole life in jail with his mom.
Veera Hiranandani will speak on her historical fiction novel about how middle schooler Ariel Goldberg's life changes when her big sister elopes following the 1967 Loving v. Virginia decision, forcing her to grapple with both her family's prejudice and the antisemitism she experiences.
Joseph Bruchac will tackle the tough subject of the Indigenous experience during the COVID pandemic, exploring what it is like living in quarantine on a Wabanaki reservation.
Torrey Maldonado, author of the highly acclaimed "Tight" and "What Lane?" will talk about his experience which led him to write a masterful story showing a young boy coming of age in a racially split world.