Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day at Books of Wonder, alongside 35+ New York City authors and artists. Special art classes and story time sessions throughout the day are led by authors and artists. Be sure to grab a very special Books of Wonder Independent Bookstore Day 2023 autograph card for signatures.

The Schedule:

11am:

• Ethan T. Berlin & Jimbo Matison (with Art Class / Art Demo), the author & illustrator of the hilarious, fan-favorite How to Draw a Happy Cat
• John Patrick Green, the New York Times-bestselling author of the Investigators graphic novel series
• Dan Gutman, the New York Times-bestselling author of the My Weird School series
• Steve Light (with Storytime), the acclaimed author-illustrator of Have You Seen My Dragon?, Road Trip, and most recently, Concrete
• Brian Floca, the Caldecott-medal winning artist of Locomotive and most recently, Keeping the City Going
• Adam Rubin, the New York Times-bestselling author of beloved picture book Dragons Love Tacos and most recently, the explosively funny middle grade book, The Human Kaboom

12pm 

• Silvia Lopez & Susan Rose (with Storytime), the all-star co-author team behind the new early reader book, José and El Perro
• Melissa Dassori, the author of the heartfelt and magical new middle grade novel, J.R. Silver Writes Her World
• Caroline Gertler, the author of Books of Wonder favorite middle grade novel, Many Points of Me, and most recently, Where You've Got To Be
• Isabel Roxas, the author-artist of graphic novel series The Adventures of Team Pom and many beautiful picture books, including Holding On
• Kyle Lukoff, the Newbery honoree, Stonewall Award-winning, National Book Award finalist author of middle grade novel Too Bright to See and the forthcoming picture book, Awake, Asleep
• Hannah Salyer, the Brooklyn-based illustrator who merges history and art to create fascinating non-fiction picture books, most recently Ancestory
• Suzy Levinson, the writer and poet who's just debuted with the hilarious and irresistible picture book, Animals in Pants

1pm

• Sheetal Sheth (with Storytime), the actress, activist, producer — turned author! — behind the spunky picture book, Always
• Anjali Bats Langley, the painter, sculptor, and now illustrator of the hilarious and adorable picture book, Groggle's Monster Halloween
• Dan Yaccarino, the internationally acclaimed author and illustrator of more than 50 books for children, including his most recent City Under the City and One, Two, Grandpa Loves You
• Lisa Anchin, the author/artist behind many gorgeous and charming picture books, including her most recent ode-to-art, The Paper Bird
• Peter Parnell & Justin Richardson, the husbands and co-author team behind the controversial and always essential picture book, And Tango Makes Three
• John Olson, one half of the author/artist team behind the heart-warming and whimsical picture book, Fitting In

2pm

• Melissa Iwai (with coloring activity), the author/artist behind many beloved picture books such as Soup Day and the new and acclaimed I Can Read series, Gigi and Ojiji
• Denis Markell, the author behind action-packed middle grade novels such as Click Here to Start and, most recently, The Final Cut
• Shauna J. Grant, the author/artist behind the absolutely adorable Mimi graphic novel series, with its latest installment Mimi and the Boo-hoo Blahs
• Ken Schept, the journalist-turned-picture book author behind the powerful and beautiful new picture book, A Gift of Feathers
• Eric Geron, the New York Times-bestselling author of Books of Wonder favorite Poultrygeist and, most recently, YA rom-com A Tale of Two Princes
• Karuna Riazi, the author behind the evocative and poetic new middle grade novel, A Bit of Earth, a retelling of The Secret Garden
• Wendy Xu, the best-selling author/artist of middle grade graphic novel Tidesong, and artist behind cult-favorite Mooncakes
• Ethan Aldridge, the best-selling creator of action-packed and stunning graphic novels, including Estranged, Changeling King, and The Legend of Brightblade

3pm

• Carina Ho (with storytime), the performer who dances despite her disability and is debuting with her picture book Mighty Mara
• Yvette Clark, the author of the witty and heartwarming middle grade novels, Glitter Gets Everywhere and House Swap
• Alexandra V. Mendez, the author of the magical and lyrical middle grade debut novel, What the Jaguar Told Her
• Dan-ah Kim, the author/artist of exciting and stunning picture books, including The Grandmaster's Daughter, and more recently, The Train Home
• Kevin Christopher Snipes, the play-writer turned YA novelist behind the deliciously bizarre romance Milo and Marcos at the End of the World
• Loryn Brantz, two-time Emmy winner and creator of bestselling board book series, Feminist Baby, and, most recently, Now That You're Here
• Ally Malinenko, the poet, librarian, and novelist behind creepy middle grade reads such as Ghost Girl and This Appearing House
• Lorraine Nam, the up-and-coming Brooklyn-based artist behind gorgeous picture books, including most recently, Wei Skates On
• Mae Coyiuto, the Filipino author exploding on the YA scene with her hilarious U.S. debut, Chloe and the Kaishao Boys