Event Date:
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Event Address:
Rainy Day Books
2706 W 53rd St.
Fairway, KS 66205
OPEN HOUSE AUTHOR EVENT
Giselle Anatol will meet and greet fans and sign her new picture book Small-Girl Toni and the Quest for Gold.


Meet & Greet




CORDLEY ELEMENTARY - LAWRENCE, KS
Event Date:
Monday, February 5, 2024
Event address:
1837 Vermont St
Lawrence, KS 66044
ALL-SCHOOL ASSEMBLY PRESENTATION
Giselle will help Cordley Elementary students and staff celebrate Black History Month and their Black Lives Matter at School theme by presenting at their kick-off assembly.


RAVEN BOOK STORE - LAWRENCE, KS
TONI MORRISON BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Event Date:
Sunday, February 18, 2024 - 7:00pm
Event Address:
809 Massachusetts St
Lawrence, KS 66044
OPEN HOUSE AUTHOR EVENT
Join Giselle as she presents her new book Small Girl Toni and the Quest for Gold in celebration of the great Toni Morrison's birthday! There will be a reading, book signing, hands-on activity for children, AND CAKE!!
BOSTON COLLEGE - CHESTNUT HILL, MA
(POSTPONED)
Event Date:
Thursday, March 14, 2024 - 4:30pm
Event Address:
Devlin Hall, 101
255 Beacon St
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
INVITED SPEAKER
African and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) New Directions Lecture Series:
Medical Monstrosities? Black Female Vampires in Three Young Adult Novels
JOHN JAY COLLEGE - NEW YORK, NY
Event Date:
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Event Address:
524 West 59th St
New York, NY 10019
INVITED SPEAKER
Presentation and Q&A about literary arts, Black history, and the U.S. YA publishing industry.


NORTHEAST MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION (NeMLA) CONFERENCE - BOSTON, MA
Event Date:
Saturday, March 9, 2024 - 11:45am
Event Address:
Grand Liberty Ballroom
39 Dalton Street
Boston, MA 02199
INVITED SPEAKER
American & Diaspora Studies / Global Anglophone Studies / Diversity Caucus Special Event:
"Medical 'Monstrosities': Black Female Vampires in Recent African Diaspora Fiction"
HAGGERTY SCHOOL - CAMBRIDGE, MA
Event Date:
Monday, March 11, 2024
Event Address:
110 Cushing St
Cambridge, MA 02138
CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS
Giselle will conduct a student-centered reading and writing workshop with third and fourth grade students. Presentations are designed with the belief that learners develop stronger reading and writing skills when they are encouraged to engage in these activities frequently, allowed to take ownership of their reading and writing choices, and are supported within a community of fellow learners.








EVERGREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ
Event Date:
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Event Address:
2280 Evergreen Ave
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
CLASSROOM PRESENTATION
Giselle will conduct a student-centered reading and writing workshop with third grade students. Presentations are designed with the belief that learners develop stronger reading and writing skills when they are encouraged to engage in these activities frequently, allowed to take ownership of their reading and writing choices, and are supported within a community of fellow learners.


TONI MORRISON SOCIETY SUMMER SYMPOSIUM 2024
AFRICAN DIASPORIC VISION & LEGACIES IN THE WORKS OF AIMÉ CÉSAIRE & TONI MORRISON
FORT-DE-FRANCE, MQ
Event Date:
Saturday, June 22, 2024 - Thursday, June 27, 2024
Event Address:
Théâtre Aimé Césaire
47 Rue de la Republique
Fort-de-France, MQ 97200
BOOK SHARING
Giselle will be sharing her children's book, Small-Girl Toni and the Quest for Gold, with conference attendees while participating in conversations about the impact and legacies of Césaire and Morrison.
KANSAS LITERACY FESTIVAL - WICHITA, KS
Event Date:
Saturday, July 27, 2024
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Event Address:
Bradley Fair
2000 N. Rock Rd
Wichita, KS 67206
FEATURED AUTHOR
Giselle will be presenting her children's book, Small-Girl Toni and the Quest for Gold, and engaging attendees in activities that promote a love of reading and the power of stories.






KANSAS BOOK FESTIVAL - TOPEKA, KS
Event Date:
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Event Address:
Washburn University
1700 SW College Ave
Topeka, KS 66621
FEATURED AUTHOR
Giselle will be sharing her children's book, Small-Girl Toni and the Quest for Gold, and participating in panel discussions with other children's book authors.
RAVEN BOOK STORE - LAWRENCE, KS
Event Date:
Thursday, October 17, 2024
7:00 pm
Event address:
809 Massachusetts St
Lawrence, KS 66044
OPEN HOUSE AUTHOR EVENT
Local authors Giselle Anatol and William Mockry will bring the frights to the Raven for a spooky, family-friendly reading of their stories from the new anthology The Haunted States of America. Books will be available for sale and signing.

