The Asian American Writers’ Workshop and the Asian American Book Club are teaming up with the Brooklyn Book Festival to host the first annual Asian American BookCon! An official Bookend event of the Brooklyn Book Festival, it will feature dozens of publishers, authors, artists, booksellers, organizations, and vendors to celebrate the diversity of Asian American literature.
Lee & Low is proud to be an official sponsor of the event. We will be on site selling some of our titles by incredible Asian creators, and three of our authors will be signing their books.
Lee & Low Author Signings at The Asian American Book Con
Emeline Lee grew up hearing stories about her grandfather's work on the Apollo 11 moon landing, which inspired her own fascination with science. She studied English literature and environmental sustainability at Columbia University, and she now works in the renewable energy sector in New York City. This is her first picture book. Find her on the web at emelinelee.com and follow her on social media at @EmelineLeeBooks.
“In a fresh perspective on events that changed the universe, Bonnie’s Rocket reveals to readers that STEM is at its most powerful when it is personal.” –Andrea Beaty, New York Times bestselling author of Rosie Revere, Engineer
Maham Khwaja is a Pakistani American writer and filmmaker. Maham has worked in feature film and network television production, as well as children's programming, including Sim Sim Hamara (Pakistan's Sesame Street). Currently, Maham is developing her first feature, Auntie Express, a story about a boisterous trio of Pakistani American aunties who run a successful food truck. The Home We Make marks her children's book debut. You can learn more about her at mahamkhwaja.com.
⭐ "A moving and enlightening depiction of the refugee experience." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Ying-Hwa Hu and her husband Cornelius Van Wright have illustrated dozens of award-winning books. Their illustrations have been praised by Kirkus Reviews as “bright, detailed and dynamic, vividly depicting . . . characters’ facial features and personalities.” Hu, who was born in Taiwan, lives in New York City.
This charming bilingual English/Mandarin counting book uses a stroll through Chinatown to introduce readers to the numbers one through ten in Chinese … and will leave you hungry besides!
