Friday 20 March 2026

Maria van Lieshout

Author of Song of a Blackbird / Het lied van de merel, Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature and is now a 2026 Michael L. Printz Honor Book!

We are thrilled to welcome Dutch-American author and illustrator Maria van Lieshout as our keynote speaker for the 2026 International School Librarians in Europe Conference. Maria will also be joining us during our pre-conference Song of a Blackbird 🐦‍⬛ tour of historic Amsterdam as featured in her graphic novel.

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