The Authors Who Were There

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A snowstorm in Kansas City just before the start of Winter Institute 8 didn’t keep authors and illustrators away from the event’s signature Author Reception and Small & Independent Press Closing Reception. All but two of the 67 scheduled authors made it to Kansas City and happily mingled with booksellers and autographed their new and forthcoming titles.

Thanks to the support of Winter Institute 8’s Publisher Sponsors, authors appearing at Sunday’s Author Reception were:

• Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: A Novel, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls and Speak, Penguin Young Readers Group
• Wilton Barnhardt, Lookaway, Lookaway: A Novel, St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan
• Lidia Bastianich, Lidia’s Family Kitchen: Nonna’s Birthday Surprise, Running Press Kids / Perseus Books Group
• Dr. Laura Bates, Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary With the Bard, Sourcebooks
• Carlene Bauer, Frances and Bernard, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Jessica Brody, Unremembered, FSG Books for Young Readers / Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
• NoViolet Bulawayo, We Need New Names: A Novel, Reagan Arthur Books / Little, Brown / Hachette
• Ally Carter, Perfect Scoundrels: A Heist Society Novel, Disney-Hyperion
• Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil, HarperCollins Children’s Books
• Morris Collins, Horse Latitudes, MP Publishing
• Cécile David-Weill, The Suitors: A Novel, Other Press
• Lian Dolan, Elizabeth the First Wife, Prospect Park Books / Consortium
• Sharon M. Draper, Panic, Atheneum / Simon & Schuster Children’s Books
• Dave Eggers, Visitants, McSweeney’s / PGW
• Sara Farizan, If You Could Be Mine: A Novel, Algonquin Young Readers
• Ru Freeman, On Sal Mal Lane: A Novel, Graywolf Press
• Michael Fry, The Odd Squad: Bully Bait, Disney-Hyperion
• Alex George, A Good American: A Novel, NAL / Penguin Group
• Adina Rishe Gewirtz, Zebra Forest, Candlewick Press
• Gail Godwin, Flora: A Novel, Bloomsbury
• Barnett C. Helzberg Jr., Entrepreneurs + Mentors = Success, Rockhill Books
• Amy Herrick, The Time Fetch, Algonquin Young Readers
• Ann Hood, The Obituary Writer: A Novel, W. W. Norton
• Theron Humphrey, Maddie on Things, Chronicle Books
• Kristopher Jansma, The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards: A Novel, Viking Press / Penguin Group
• Alaya Dawn Johnson, The Summer Prince, Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic
• Philip Kerr, A Man Without Breath: A Bernie Gunther Novel, A Marion Wood Book / Putnam / Penguin Group
• Laura Lippman, And When She Was Good: A Novel, William Morrow / HarperCollins
• Anthony Marra, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: A Novel, Hogarth / Random House
• Jill McCorkle, Life After Life: A Novel, Algonquin Books / Workman
• Shannon Messenger, Let the Sky Fall, Simon Pulse / Simon & Schuster Children’s Books
• Philipp Meyer, The Son: A Novel, Ecco / HarperCollins
• Jason Mott, The Returned, MIRA / Harlequin
• Edoardo Nesi, Story of My People, Other Press
• Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being: A Novel, Viking Press / Penguin Group
• Stephan Pastis, Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, Candlewick Press
• Cathie Pelletier, The One-Way Bridge: A Novel, Sourcebooks Landmark
• Benjamin Percy, Red Moon: A Novel, Grand Central Publishing / Hachette
• William Petrocelli, The Circle of Thirteen: A Novel, Turner Publishing / Ingram Publisher Services
• Trevor Pryce, An Army of Frogs: A Kulipari Novel, Amulet Books / Abrams
• Christopher Robbins, Living in the Trenches: Successful Family Strategies From a Father of Nine (Yes, Nine), Familius / Ingram Publisher Services
• Cathleen Schine, Fin & Lady: A Novel, Sarah Crichton Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux / Macmillan
• Robyn Schneider, Severed Heads, Broken Hearts, Katherine Tegen Books / HarperCollins Children’s Books
• Christina Schwarz, The Edge of the Earth: A Novel, Atria Books / Simon & Schuster
• Samantha Shannon, The Bone Season, Bloomsbury
• Bennett Sims, A Questionable Shape: A Novel, Two Dollar Radio / Consortium
• Mark Sisson, The Primal Connection: Follow Your Genetic Blueprint to Health and Happiness, Primal Nutrition Inc. / Midpoint Trade Books
• Curtis Sittenfeld, Sisterland: A Novel, Random House
• Mark Slouka, Brewster: A Novel, W. W. Norton
• Laura Lee Smith, Heart of Palm, Grove Press
• Margaret Stohl, Icons, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Amanda Sun, Ink, Harlequin Teen
• Mark Tatulli, Desmond Pucket: Makes Monster Magic, Andrews McMeel
• Linda Urban, The Center of Everything, Harcourt Children’s Books / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Jeannette Walls, The Silver Star: A Novel, Scriber / Simon & Schuster
• Kent Wascom, The Blood of Heaven: A Novel, Grove Press
• Helene Wecker, The Golem and the Jinni: A Novel, Harper / HarperCollins
• Karen White, The Time Between: A Novel, NAL / Penguin Group
• Rick Yancey, The 5th Wave, Putnam Juvenile / Penguin Young Readers Group

Authors at the Small & Independent Press Closing Reception were:

• Matt Bell, In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods: A Novel, Soho Press
• Stan Cox, Any Way You Slice It: The Past, Present, and Future of Rationing, The New Press
• Stephen Jimenez, The Book of Matt: The Truth About the Murder of Matthew Shepard, Steerforth Press
• Suzanne Scanlon, Promising Young Women, Dorothy, A Publishing Project / Small Press Distribution
• Cory Silverberg, What Makes a Baby, Triangle Square / Seven Stories Press

Bios for reception authors as well as for this year’s plenary speakers are available here. The Winter Institute is made possible by the overall support of the Ingram Content Group.