2020 A3 Book Month schedule
Below is the 2020 A3 Book Month schedule. To view this year’s schedule, go HERE.
2020 A3 Book Month Schedule
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| May 7 | Various Times (Eastern) | WNDB Instagram takeover (Instagram Live) Gail Villanueva (11AM), Karuna Riazi (1PM), I.W. Gregorio/Stacey Lee (4PM), Kat Cho/Swati Teerdhala (7PM) More info |
| May 8 | 7PM ET / 4PM PT | The Asian Diaspora Experience (Youtube) Samira Ahmed, Julie Dao, Tara Sim, Randy Ribay, Kat Cho More info |
| May 9 | 8PM ET / 5PM PT | Author Aesthetic & How it inspires writing (IGTV) S. Jae-Jones, Roshani Chokshi More info |
| May 9 | 9PM ET / 6PM PT | Half of It (Watch Party – Twitter) #THOIWatchParty Judy Lin, Suzanne Park |
| May 10 | 2PM ET/11AM PT | Fantasy Stories (Youtube) Lori Lee, Shveta Thakrar, Nafiza Azad, Julie Abe, S. Jae-Jones More Info |
| May 11 | 7PM ET/ 4PM PT | Asian Food & Identity (Youtube) Gloria Chao, Roselle Lim, Judy Lin, Misa Sugiura, Alexa S More Info |
| May 13 | 7PM ET/ 4PM PT | World building in SFF worlds with Desi writers (Youtube) Swati Teerdhala, Karuna Riazi, Tara Sim, Tanaz Bhathena, Akshaya Raman More Info |
| May 14 | 8PM ET / 5PM PT | Books & Tea (Instagram Live) Samira Ahmed, Julie Dao More Info |
| May 15 | 4PM ET / 1PM PT | Friendship— in books and in publishing (Instagram Live) Lori Lee, Shveta Thakrar More Info |
| May 15 | 7PM ET/ 4PM PT | Isn’t It Romantic (Youtube) Farah Heron, Tif Marcelo, SK Ali, I.W. Gregorio More Info |
| May 17 | 2PM ET / 11AM PT | Immigrants, Refugees, and Second Gen: Writing the Complexity of the Asian American Experience (Youtube) Co-hosted by Books, Inc Traci Chee, Lori Lee, Deeba Zargarpur, I.W. Gregorio More Info |
| May 18 | 7PM ET/ 4PM PT | Book Friends Forever LIVE (Youtube) Grace Lin & Alvina Ling More Info |
| May 20 | 7PM ET/ 4PM PT | Mixed Race AAPI Identity (Youtube) Rebecca Kuss, Sarah Kuhn, Karuna Riazi, Heidi Heilig, Keala Kendall More Info |
| May 21 | All Day | Cake Literary Instagram Takeover (Instagram) Nandini Bajpai More Info |
| May 21 | 7PM ET/ 4PM PT | Family Matters (Youtube) Gail Villanueva, Remy Lai, Sheetal Sheth, Tif Marcelo, Katrina Moore More Info |
| May 22 | 7PM ET/ 4PM PT | Filipinx Authors & Stories (Youtube) Erin Entrada Kelly, Marie Cruz, R. Zamora Linmark, Mae Respicio, Randy Ribay More Info |
| May 23 | 9PM ET/ 6PM PT | Banned Book Club: Live from Busan (Instagram Live) Kim Hyun Sook & other local authors discuss the relentless rebellion of reading More Info |
| May 24 | 2PM ET/ 11AM PT | Mukbang + KDramas (Youtube) Kat Cho, Axie Oh, Maurene Goo, Monica Kim (with special guest Ellen Oh) More Info |
| May 25 | 7PM ET/ 4PM PT | Asian Characters in Historical YA (Youtube) June Hur, Stacey Lee, Hanna Alkaf, Traci Chee, Deeba Zargarpur More Info |
| May 25 | 8PM ET/ 5PM PT | Romance and Boss Babes (Instagram Live) Nisha Sharma, Alisha Rai More Info |
| May 26 | 7PM ET/ 4PM PT | Beyond Sidekicks & Stereotypes (Youtube) Hena Khan, Christina Soontornvat, Minh Le, Ellen Oh More Info |
| May 27 | 7PM ET/ 4PM PT | Mental Health in Asian Stories (Youtube) Co-hosted by Main Point Books I.W. Gregorio, Emily XR Pan, Farah Rishi, Hanna Alkaf More Info |
| May 27 | 8PM ET/ 5PM PT | We Came, We Queried, We Conquered (Instagram Live) Axie Oh, Janella Angeles More Info |
| May 28 | 7PM ET/ 4PM PT | Fandoms: Going from Fan to Interpreting a Story (Youtube) S. Jae-Jones, Axie Oh, Liz Lim, Kat Cho, Janella Angeles, Akshaya Raman More Info |
| May 28 | 8PM ET/ 5PM PT | Instagram Live Chat about Always Anjali (Instagram Live) Sheetal Sheth, Nina Davuluri More Info |
| May 29 | 7PM ET/ 4PM PT | Intersectionality in APA YA (Youtube) Lyla Lee, CB Lee, Malinda Lo, Sara Farizan, Rahul Kanakia, Rebecca Kuss More Info |
| May 30 | 6PM ET/ 3PM PT | Strong Female Asian Characters and Breaking Cultural Stereotypes in MG and YA (Instagram Live) Lyla Lee, Katie Zhao More Info |
| May 31 | 3PM ET/ 12PM PT | Dangers of a Single Story Narrative (Youtube) Co-hosted by Red Balloon Bookshop Debbi Michiko Florence, Sabina Khan, Susan Tan, Misa Sugiura More Info |
| May 31 | 5PM ET/ 2PM PT | Humor in Kidlit (Youtube) Gloria Chao, Jessica Kim, Suzanne Park, Sara Farizan, Mike Jung More Info |
| May 31 | 7PM ET/ 4PM PT | Community Building for Creatives (Youtube) Sarah Kuhn, Preeti Chibber, Michi Trota, Jenny Yang, Kat Cho More Info |