Daniel José Older Gives The Opening Keynote
Daniel José Older Daniel José Older is the award-winning author of both young adult and adult books. His books include Star Wars: Last Shot (Del Ray, 2018) and the forthcoming historical fantasy Dactyl Hill Squad . His first middle grade book will be published by Scholastic in September 2018. His New York Times best-selling young adult novel, Shadowshaper (Scholastic), was a New York Times Best Book of the Year and has been optioned by Tony-winning actress Anika Noni Rose. Daniel’s other books include the Bone Street Rumba novels, including Midnight Taxi Tango and Half-Resurrection Blues (Penguin). He is the winner of the International Latino Book Award, and has been nominated for the Kirkus Prize, the Locus and World Fantasy Awards, and the Andre Norton Award. ** Daniel wins over the audience of 1,182 — including playing a music video for us, The Killers' "Mr. Brightside," which you can watch here (240 million+ views!): https://youtu.be/gGdGFtwCNBE And then, he lau...