Pictures of the Week | Latino YA Lit Panel at La Casa Azul Bookstore

by SLJ
Nov 30, 2015 | Filed in People
YA authors Danette Vigilante, Sofia Quintero, and Daniel Jose Older read and discussed their recent works at La Casa Azul Bookstore in Spanish Harlem, New York City on Wednesday, November 18.
l. to r. Casa Azul Bookstore owner Aurora x, YA authors Daniel Jose Older, Sofia Quintero, Danette Vigilante, and SLJ editor Shelley Diaz.

l. to r. La Casa Azul Bookstore owner Aurora Anaya-Cerda, YA authors Daniel Jose Older, Sofia Quintero, and Danette Vigilante, and SLJ editor Shelley Diaz.

In a panel moderated by SLJ reviews editor Shelley Diaz, YA authors Daniel Jose Older (Shadowshaper; Scholastic, 2015), Sofia Quintero (Show and Prove; Delacorte, 2015), and Danette Vigilante (Saving Baby Doe; Putnam, 2014) shared their inspirations for recent works, the challenges they faced as Latino writers, and their love of New York City. The event, which took place on Wednesday, November 18 at La Casa Azul Bookstore in Spanish Harlem, concluded with a reading by a teen who had composed a poem in response to Vigilante's The Trouble with Half a Moon (Putnam, 2011). PLEASE ADD CAPTION

Older signs his Shadowshaper for a teen fan as Quintero looks on.

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