Northshire Saratoga: Steve Sheinkin & Kōdo Kimura, In-Person Sept. 29

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Three-time National Book Award finalist & Newbery Honor author Steve Sheinkin will be joined by debut illustrator Kōdo Kimura to celebrate the release of two new books. 

Yukie’s Island: My Family’s World War II Story is a moving picture book autobiography about a family’s resilience and path to healing after the devastation of war. 

Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe is a true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hungary, and the other in Auschwitz, plotting escape.

Sheinkin is the acclaimed author of fast-paced, cinematic nonfiction histories, including Fallout, Undefeated, Born to Fly, The Port Chicago 50, and Bomb. He lives in Saratoga Springs, with his wife and two children.

Kimura is a painter whose work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in the U.S. and internationally. Born in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, he studied art in Tokyo and now lives in New York. Yukie’s Island is his debut picture book.

The event takes place 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29 at Northshire Saratoga, 424 Broadway.