Born and raised in Schenectady, Willie Deane is a Schenectady High School graduate where he was Captain and MVP of Schenectady’s first State Championship ’98. He is a graduate of Purdue University and a former professional basketball player. He will be inducted into the Schenectady Hall of Fame in September 2019.
Allison Lassieur will be signing Journey to the Promised Land A Story of the Exodusters (I Am America series).
Allison Lassieur is the award-winning author of more than 100 children’s books. Before launching a freelancing career, she was an editor for Highlights for Children Magazine and the Walt Disney Company. She lives in Schenectady.
Amy is a 10-year-old deaf girl who loves to swim and play with her friends. Her friends learn a valuable lesson about deafness and they come up with a way to embrace it. Amy learns the true meaning of friendship.
Amy Crockford is an alumni of Guilderland High School and grew up in Schenectady. She has a Bachelor of Science in Communication from R.I.T and a Master of Education from University at Buffalo. She is an American Sign Language professor and teaches at several colleges in Western New York.
Elizabeth Zunon signing I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon.
Discover the true story of how environmentalist Farmer Tantoh Nforba is transforming the landscape and bringing clean water and bountiful gardens to his home country of Cameroon.
“Zunon’s colorful mixed-media illustrations ... showcase the movement that Farmer Tantoh has built.” — Horn Book Magazine
John Gray will be signing his new book Keller's Heart.
This love story is not the kind with castles, dragons, and a princess trapped in a tower. But it has a special girl and a fluffy knight who rescue each other. The girl is Raven. She’s deaf. Children at school are hesitant to play with her, as if she’ll break. The fluffy knight is a dog, whose first owner, when he realized the puppy couldn’t hear or see, left him by the side of the road.
Michael DeMasi will be signing his new book What They Said: 25 Years of Telling Stories.
A salvager, an Irish priest, a wealthy socialite, a farmhand, and an Upstate New York mayor are some of the people Mike DeMasi interviewed in 25 years in journalism. In his book, he shares some of his favorite stories.
Joe Dalton will be signing his new book Washington's Golden Age: Hope Ridings Miller, the Society Beat, and the Rise of Women Journalists.
Real news traveled fast, even in the days before internet connections. During the New Deal and World War II, Washington elites turned to Hope Ridings Miller's column in the Washington Post to see what was really going on in town. Cocktail parties, embassy receptions and formal dinners were her beat as society editor. "I went as a guest," said Miller, "and hoped that they'd forget I was a reporter."
Barbara Delaney will be signing Follansbee Pond Secrets and Russell Dunn will be signing Boulders Beyond Belief.
Follansbee Pond Secrets is historical fiction about the pre-Civli war days in upstate New York and Boston, is a well-researched account of that culture and times. The characters and their dialogue move the reader right along as secrets unfold and historical events take place.
Samantha Cotterill will be signing the book she has illustrated Just Add Glitter.
Is there really such a thing as too much bling? Find out in this sparkly homage to imagination and creativity gone wild that's perfect for even the youngest fashion and crafting enthusiasts!
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