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Auditorium Speaker Series Features Noted Popular Authors

Take advantage of an opportunity to hear leading authors, thought-leaders, and experts from adult and youth fiction, technology, and popular culture at these stimulating general sessions at key points throughout the Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits schedule.

Wes Moore Wes Moore Saturday, January 25 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Wes Moore, bestselling author of The Other Wes Moore, is and has been on a remarkable quest to “find a life that matters.” As a youth advocate, he is committed to helping the parents, teachers, mentors, and advocates who serve youth in the U.S. - something that will sound familiar as well as inspiring to the librarians who hear him at ALA Midwinter Meeting.

The Other Wes Moore, his first book, became an instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. (A portion of all book proceeds for this title are being donated to City Year and the U.S. Dream Academy.) His new book, The Work, weaves together stories of some remarkable changemakers he has met during his ongoing quest, people who found the meaning of their lives in serving others. The journey he describes takes him from studying International Relations as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford to serving a combat tour of duty in Afghanistan as Captain in the United States Army, from Wall Street to the White House where he served as a fellow to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Moore, who overcame early academic and behavioral struggles before his many subsequent accomplishments, serves on the boards of the Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America (JAVA) and The Johns Hopkins University, and founded an organization called STAND! that works with Baltimore youth involved in the criminal justice system. He is also host of “Beyond Belief on the Oprah Winfrey Network.

Sponsored by Random House

Wes Moore

Matthew Quick Saturday, January 25 1:00 - 1:30 p.m.

“Hello,Librarians — it's me, Matthew Quick ...”

In this short video, the bestselling author (also known simply as Q) of The Silver Linings Playbook, thanks librarians for “all that you do for the community” and talks about his next book in which he introduces a “Girl-brarian.” But you can go one better than YouTube at Midwinter Meeting - you can hear Quick live.

The Silver Linings Playbook, Quick's debut novel and a New York Times bestseller, has more than a half million copies in trade paperback and e-book, and was adapted into a blockbuster film nominated for eight Academy Awards, four Golden Globes and four Screen Actor Guild Awards. He is also the author of the YA novels Sorta Like a Rock Star, Boy 21, and Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock. Quick's work has been translated into more than 20 languages and his accolades include a PEN/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention.

Quick's upcoming novel, The Good Luck of Right Now (February 2014, HarperCollins), offers a funny and tender story about family, friendship, grief, acceptance, Richard Gere, and a “Girlbrarian:” “For 38 years, Bartholomew Neil has lived with his mother. When she gets sick and dies, he has no idea how to be on his own... . How does a man whose whole life has been grounded in his mom, Saturday mass, and the library learn how to fly? Bartholomew thinks he's found a clue when he discovers a ‘Free Tibet’ letter from Richard Gere hidden in his mother's underwear drawer.” (It's no wonder that Dream works has already optioned the film rights.)

Sponsored by HarperCollins.

Matthew Quick

David Baldacci Sunday, January 26 10:00-11:00 a.m.

David Baldacci is passionate about literacy and reading, believing that “the ability to read is the foundation for everyday life.” One of the world's bestselling authors, he has more than 110 million copies of his novels in print in over 45 languages and more than 80 countries. He and his wife Michelle also created a foundation to combat illiteracy in the U.S. - they believe that “virtually none of the major issues we face as a nation today can be successfully overcome until we eradicate illiteracy” ALA Midwinter Meeting attendees will have the opportunity to hear him speak about the range of his work when he joins us as an Auditorium Speaker on Sunday, January 26, 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Baldacci left a well-established law practice in Washington, D.C. for his writing career. His first novel, Absolute Power, was made into a movie starring Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman. His King & Maxwell series was made into a TV series and premiered on the TNT Network in June 2013. His most recent book for young readers, Day of Doom (2013, Scholastic) was the final book in the bestselling multi-platform The 39 Clues®: Cahills vs. Vespers story arc. In March 2014, Scholastic will publish The Finisher, a fantasy novel for children that follows the adventures of a determined young heroine named Vega Jane who lives in an ordinary world with extraordinary secrets.

Although he is involved with several philanthropic organizations, Baldacci's greatest efforts are dedicated to his family's Wish You Well Foundation® that supports family and adult literacy in the U.S. by fostering and promoting the development and expansion of new and existing literacy and educational programs. Visit Baldacci at http://davidbaldacci.com/.

Sponsored By Scholastic

David Baldacci

Wrap Up/Rev Up

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York Times as “magnificent,” by People as “wildly entertaining,” and by NPR as a book “so imaginative you'll race to the finish,” tells the story of a young boy born a slave who joins John Brown's antislavery crusade — and who must pass as a girl to survive. With McBride on saxophone, the band also features Keith Robinson on guitar, Trevor Exter on bass, Show Tyme Brooks on drums, Adam Faulk on piano, and the whole band on vocals.

Several YouTube videos offer a taste of the music as well as interviews with McBride, an accomplished musician and also author of The Color of Water among other titles. His second book, Miracle at St. Anna, was optioned for film with Spike Lee directing and co-producing. McBride has written for the Washington Post, People, the Boston Globe, Essence, Rolling Stone, and the New York Times, and is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. McBride and the band's appearance is sponsored by Riverhead Books.

Attendees can start Wrap Up/Rev Up celebrations any time on Monday in the Exhibit Hall with discount sales and special giveaways in exhibitors’ booths. Prizes including a free registration for 2014 Annual Conference in Las Vegas will be given away after the performance.

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