Faith Salie to Host Author Breakfast at BEA

By Dianna Dilworth 

Comedian and journalist Faith Salie will host the Adult Book & Author Breakfast at BookExpo America (BEA) this year.

As Master of Ceremonies, the host of NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! and CBS News Sunday Morning, will introduce the event, talk about the importance of books and welcome the featured authors on stage.

Sebastian Junger (Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging), Colson Whitehead (The Underground Railroad: A Novel), and Louise Penny (A Great Reckoning) will speak about their new books at the event.

The breakfast will take place on Thursday, May 12, from 8-9:30 a.m.