2024 Librarycon Featured Authors
North Carolina resident Ashley Belote is the illustrator of "Frankenslime" and "Valenslime." She is also the author-illustrator of her solo debut early reader, "The Me Tree," and her solo debut picture book, "Listen Up, Louella."
Her newest title, "Don’t Wash Winston," is available now!
Brandon Reese lives in North Carolina and is the author-illustrator of several picture books. "Oothar the Blue" was his first juvenile fiction picture book, followed by "Cave Dada" and "Cave Dada Picky Eater." He has also illustrated album covers and picture books for Grammy Award-winning musicians The Okee Dokee Brothers.
North Carolina native Brendan Reichs has authored books in multiple age demographics. For adult fiction readers, he has the "Virals" series that he co-wrote with his mother, Kathy Reichs. For young adult readers, try the "Project Nemesis" trilogy, and for juvenile fiction fans, check out the "Darkdeep" series he co-authored with Ally Condie. His newest title is the graphic novel "Clark & Lex!"
A Charlotte resident, Alicia D. Williams is the award-winning author of "Genesis Begins Again," which received the Newbery and Kirkus Prize honors, a William C. Morris YA Debut Award finalist, and the recipient of the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent.
Her newest title, "Mid Air," will be released in April 2024!
2024 LibraryCon Vendors
The Liberty Book Company will provide books to purchase for our author panels. You can also pre-order titles by visiting The Liberty Book Company's Facebook page or call (803) 327-9028.
2024 LibraryCon Sponsors
2023 LibraryCon Photos
All photos courtesy of Amanda Mullens.
2024 LibraryCon is funded in part by SC Humanities, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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