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illustrated novel Zodiac, based on the Chinese Zodiac. Co-written with Stuart Moore and illustrated by Andie Tong, it follows Steven Lee, a young Chinese-American teen who is drawn into a mysterious conspiracy surrounding twelve mystical pools of energy and a power-hungry secret organization (January 2015, Disney Publishing Worldwide).

Lee remains Chairman Emeritus of Marvel, serves on the Editorial Board of Marvel Comics, and is cur-rently Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of POW! Entertainment, a multimedia entertainment company he co-founded. POW! has debuted several titles including Solider Zero, Traveler, and Starborn with Boom Comics, Stan Lee and the Mighty 7 with Archie and A Squared Entertainment, and Romeo and Juliet: The War with 1821 Comics. Lee has been involved in creating feature film scripts, a live action musical, and is working on Indian and South American superhero franchises.

Stan Lee will sign a limited number of Zodiac galleys immediately following his speech. To get a galley signed, you must have a wristband. 100 wrist-bands will be given out in the Disney-Hyperion booth #603 only during the Friday Opening Reception in the ALA Exhibits (5:30 - 7:00 p.m. on a first come, first served basis). Galleys will be distributed at the signing, and no other items may be brought in to be signed. Due to the time restraints, he will not be personalizing signatures or posing for photos.

His appearance at 2014ALA Annual Conference is sponsored by Disney Publishing Worldwide.

Alexander McCall Smith Saturday, June 28 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Hear the entertaining Alexander McCall Smith, author of the internationally acclaimed No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series,

The more than 100 books he has written or contributed to also include solo novels, specialist academic titles, short story collections, and popular children's books. Books in the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series have been translated into 45 languages and sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, and the Isabel Dalhousie series that followed immediately leapt onto bestseller lists.

Born in what is now Zimbabwe, McCall Smith was educated there and in Scotland, became a law professor, and returned to Africa to work in Botswana. He was Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh, and has been a visiting professor at universities including in Italy and the U.S., and has served as vice-chairman of the Human Genetics Commission of the UK, the chairman of the British Medical Journal Ethics Committee, and as a member of the International Bioethics Commission of UNESCO. His numerous awards include The Crime Writers’ Association's Dagger in the Library Award, UK Author of the Year Award, Sweden's Martin Beck Award, and multiple honorary doctorates. In 2010 he was awarded the Presidential Order of Merit by the President of Botswana.

And although it hasn't won any awards, perhaps he’ll also entertain attendees with stories of “The Really Terrible Orchestra” that he cofounded and in which he plays the bassoon and his wife plays the horn. You can find more about McCall Smith and his work on his website. His appearance at 2014 ALA Annual Conference is sponsored by Random House.

Ilyasah Shabazz Sunday, June 29 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Community organizer, activist, motivational speaker, and author of the critically acclaimed Growing Up X, Ilyasah Shabazz is sure to move attendees as she talks about what inspires and motivates her when she appears as an Auditorium Speaker on Sunday, June 29, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, is the founder of Malcolm X Enterprises and is a Trustee for The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center. She is co-editor with Herb Boyd of The Diary of Malcolm X (forthcoming 2015), worked with illustrator AG Ford on Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X (Simon & Schuster, 2013) and with Kekla Magoon on X (forthcoming, 2014). Shabazz promotes higher education, interfaith dialogue, and building bridges between cultures for young leaders of the world, produces a youth empowerment program called The WAKE-UP Tour™, and participates on international humanitarian delegations.

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