events
Dream Street Live Reading at Walker Jones Elementary
Live Reading at Walker Jones Elementary with 3rd Grade Class!
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books | University of Southern California
Ekua Holmes & Tricia Elam Walker will be featured on the Children’s Stage at the Festival of Books!
New children's book 'Dream Street' celebrates a childhood neighborhood : NPR
New children's book 'Dream Street' celebrates a childhood neighborhood : NPR
Meet Mr. Sidney, who's always sharply dressed. Belle, who catches butterflies in jar. And the Hat Lady, Ms. Sarah. They're just some of the residents of Dream Street, the best street in the world.
Click the link below to join Tricia Elam Walker as she discusses her new book Dream Street!
The 25 Best Children’s Books of 2021 - The New York Times
Dream Street has been selected as one of “The 25 Best Children’s Books of 2021”.
Click below to check out the list!
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/books/review/25-best-childrens-books.html
Tricia Elam Walker and Ekua Holmes Discuss Dream Street
Register now for MahoganyBooks's event on Crowdcast, scheduled to go live on Tuesday November 30, 2021 at 4:00 pm PST.
Click the link below!
Book Q&As With Deborah Kalb
Check out Tricia’s recent interview with Deborah Kalb, where she chats about her new book Dream Street. Click the link below!
You can also read a previous interview about her book Nana Akua here.
Picturing the Power of Community - The New York Times
Read a review from the New York Times about Dream Street, Tricia Elam Walker’s new book!
Click the link below…
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/books/review/yuyi-morales-bright-star.html
Ezra Jack Keats Award Ceremony
Tricia Elam Walker won the Ezra Jack Keats Award! Click the link below to watch her video thanking them for sharing this distinguished honor with her!
Nana Akua Goes To School - DC Public Library Story Time & Discussion
Join the DC Public Library for story time and discussion with Tricia Elam Walker, author of Nana Akua Goes To School!
This very special discussion will be livestreamed on the DC Public Library’s YouTube and Facebook accounts. Tune in!
SolidStateDC IG Live Event
Tricia Elam Walker Joined SolidStateDC for an IG Live reading event. Click below to relive the live reading!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CGIWtwjBitP/?igshid=1s5x0k7vieps3
Virtual Reading of Nana Akua Goes to School
Join Tricia on September 29 for a live reading of Nana Akua Goes to School! Please share the virtual event link below with your friends!
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale - an Interview with Tricia Elam Walker
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale - an interview with Tricia Elam Walker
Listen to the interview here: http://jleemott.com/
#ReadThisNow Webcast
Dr. Brad Gustafson and Jennifer LaGarde share books that they love…and this week they shared Nana Akua goes to School! Their energy was AMAZING! Check out the webcast by clicking the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHHyJcXpptM&feature=youtu.be
Live reading with Skylight books los angeles
Live Instagram reading with Tricia Elam Walker and her new book, Nana Akua Goes to School
Virtual Saturday Morning Story Time with The Silver Unicorn Bookstore
Virtual Saturday Morning Story Time with Tricia Elam Walker and The Silver Unicorn Bookstore
When One Genre Isn’t Enough | Book dreams Podcast Interview
Tricia Elam Walker--novelist, essayist, playwright, picture book author, and assistant professor of creative writing at Howard University--and KJ Dell’Antonia--novelist, essayist, nonfiction book author, cohost of the #amwriting podcast, and former editor of The New York Times’ Motherlode blog--are no strangers to writing across literary genres. In this episode, they join Eve and Julie to discuss their writing processes and how they’ve navigated the shift from writing everything from essays to novels and plays.
Listen to the full podcast by clicking the link below…
https://www.bookdreamspodcast.com/episodes/when-one-genre-isnt-enough
Brookline Brooksmith Virtual Storytime
Join us for virtual storytime with Brookline Brooksmith! Today's event will feature author Tricia Elam Walker & illustrator April Harrison reading Nana Akua Goes to School. Zura is supposed to bring her Nana to school for Grandparents Day, but she's afraid her classmates won't understand her Nana's West African face markings. When she and Nana Akua go to school, what will happen?
This event is free, but you may pay what you like to attend. You can support the author & illustrator and Brookline Booksmith by buying a copy of Nana Akua Goes to School using the link below.
https://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/book/9780525581130
Did you miss the event? Click the link below to watch a replay!
Note time zones: 12pm PST/3pm EST
IG Live Event with Tricia Elam Walker and April Harrison
Join Tricia Elam Walker and April Harrison as they talk about writing, illustrating, publishing and other cool stuff including their new book Nana Akua Goes to School.
Watch the replay of this live event, here:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CB6gCG4JMAB/?igshid=1mqitu2li9qhh
Source: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CB6gCG4JMAB/?igshid=1mqitu2li9qhh
Story Behind the Book - The Boston Globe
Tricia was featured in an article written by The Boston Globe’s writer, Kate Tuttle. Read the full article by clicking the link below!
Community Spotlight with Hibernian Hall
Join Tricia Elam Walker as she talks about Nana Akua Goes to School with Hibernian Hall. View the interview here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sX2Kkuk1Bs&feature=youtu.be
Munro Kids Books Instagram Takeover
Join Tricia Elam Walker as she takes over @munrokidsbooks Instagram page for a live interview at 5pm! It’s going to be amazing! Don’t miss it!
Note time zones: 9am PST/12pm EST
Missed the event? Check out the Instagram video by clicking the link below…
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CBodwFGl1GX/?igshid=te8eo46bkk09
