Jason Reynolds is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of many award-winning books, including All American Boys (with Brendan Kiely), Twenty-Four Seconds from Now…, Stuntboy, in the Meantime (illustrated by Raúl the Third), and There Was a Party for Langston (illustrated by the Pumphrey brothers). The recipient of a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, an NAACP Image Award, and multiple Coretta Scott King honors, Reynolds was the 2020-2022 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and is a 2024 MacArthur Fellow. He has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, and various media outlets. He is on faculty at Lesley University, for the Writing for Young People MFA Program and lives in Washington, DC.
2025 Festival Session