Taylor Lewandowski (THE MYSTERY OF PERCEPTION: A Conversation with Lynne Tillman) feat. Grace Byron, Claire Donato, John Keene, Anika Jade Levy, Patrick McGraw, Whitney Mallett, K.O. Nnamdie, Ariana Reines, Krithika Varagur, and Linda Yablonsky

B&N PRIDE FESTIVAL panel feat. Prabal Gurung (WALK LIKE A GIRL), Christina Li (THE MANOR OF DREAMS), Debbie Millman (LOVE LETTER TO A GARDEN), Jesse James Rose (SORRY I KEEP CRYING DURING SEX) and moderated by TJ Alexander

B&N PRIDE FESTIVAL panel feat. Zakiya Jamal (IF WE WERE A MOVIE), Alice Lin (LOVE POINTS TO YOU), Page Powars (AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES), Brian Selznick (RUN AWAY WITH ME), K. Wroten (EVERYONE SUX BUT YOU) and moderated by David Levithan

QUEER DEBUTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT panel feat. Sarah Aziza (THE HOLLOW HALF: A Memoir of Bodies and Borders), Rob Franklin (GREAT BLACK HOPE), Erica Peplin (WORK NIGHTS), Harron Walker (AGGREGATED DISCONTENT: Confessions of the Last Normal Woman), & moderated by CJ Hauser (THE CRANE WIFE)

2025 NEWBERY & CALDECOTT AWARDS Celebration feat. Erin Entrada Kelly (THE FIRST STATE OF BEING) and illustrators Rebecca Lee Kunz (CHOOCH HELPED), Gracey Zhang (NOODLES ON A BICYCLE), Yuko Shimizu(UP, UP, EVER UP!), and C.G. Esperanza (MY DADDY IS A COWBOY)