A moderator-led discussion about the risks and rewards of revisiting older stories, and also how playing with the historical and the legendary can give us insight not only on our current society, but also about the biases of storytelling we’ve been exposed to for most of our reading lives.

We’ll talk about the different approaches authors can take, craftwise, to telling an old story in a new way, and also talk about the importance of having these retellings in the world.

Panelists:

• Molly Booth

• Erin Cashman

• Jennifer Donnelly

• Sarah Henning

• Laura Sebastian

• Addie Thorley

• Peternelle Van Arsdale

• Moderator: Aimee Friedman

Appearing with Megan Bannen (THE BIRD AND THE BLADE) and moderator Cindy Baldwin (WHERE THE WATERMELONS GROW)

Panelists:

• Sarah Henning, SEA WITCH

• Megan Bannen, THE BIRD AND THE BLADE

• Miranda Asebedo, THE DEEPEST ROOTS

• Adib Khorram, DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY

Panelists:

• Sarah Henning, SEA WITCH

• Megan Bannen, THE BIRD AND THE BLADE

• Natalie C. Parker, SEAFIRE

• Miranda Asebedo, THE DEEPEST ROOTS

• L. L. McKinney, A BLADE SO BLACK

Panelists:

• Sarah Henning, SEA WITCH

• Megan Bannen, THE BIRD AND THE BLADE

• 
Natalie C. Parker, SEAFIRE


• 
Miranda Asebedo, THE DEEPEST ROOTS

• 
Tessa Gratton, STRANGE GRACE

Panelists: 

• Megan Bannen, THE BIRD AND THE BLADE
• Miranda Asebedo, THE DEEPEST ROOTS
• Sarah Henning, SEA WITCH
• Adib Khorram, DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY
• L. L. McKinney, A BLADE SO BLACK

Books provided by The Book Cellar

Panelists:

• Megan Bannen, THE BIRD AND THE BLADE
• Gloria Chao, AMERICAN PANDA
• Sarah Henning, SEA WITCH
• Jessica Pennington, LOVE SONGS AND OTHER LIES