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Meal Events



Advance registration is now closed.

Due to advance order requirements, there will be no on-site sales of meal tickets.  If you purchased a ticket, are unable to attend, and would like to try to re-sell your ticket, post a note at the message board in the registration area in the Main Lobby. If you are looking for ticket(s), check the message board too.

If you have questions about your registration, please call 312-280-4299 or 800-545-2433 press option 5. Email queries may be directed to registration@ala.org.

Preconference Luncheon with Anna Deavere Smith
Enjoy lunch with actor, teacher and playwright Anna Deavere Smith on Tuesday, March 21.

Adult Author Luncheon with Elie Wiesel - SOLD OUT!
Adult Author Luncheon featuring world renowned author and human rights activist, Elie Weisel on Thursday, March 23. Sponsored by Farrar, Straus & Giroux.  **PLEASE NOTE: Mr. Weisel is not available to sign books following the program. 

Children's Author Luncheon with Jon Scieszka
- SOLD OUT!

Children's Author Luncheon featuring award-winning author Jon Scieszka on Thursday, March 23. Scieszka appears courtesy of Penguin Group (USA).

Beantown Banquet

The Beantown Banquet on Thursday, March 23 will feature best-selling authors Julia Spencer-Fleming, Joe Finder and producer and director Clive Brill. Sponsored by BBC Audio Books America, The Audio Partners Publishing Corporation and Audio Renaissance.

Young Adult Author Luncheon with Jerry Spinelli - SOLD OUT!
Young Adult Author Luncheon on Friday, March 24, featuring Jerry Spinelli, author of Maniac Magee, winner of the Newbery Medal, and Stargirl, a New York Times bestseller.  Sponsored by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

Adult Author Luncheon with Sarah Susanka and Michael Schlow                                                              Sarah Susanka and Michael Schlow will be the keynote speakers at the Adult Author luncheon on Friday, March 24. Thanks to Random House for their support of this event.