2009 Twin Cities Book Festival Schedule
Saturday, October 10, 2009
10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Minneapolis Community & Technical College
BOOK FAIR
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
An all-day exhibit of publishers, magazines, literary organizations, local authors, booksellers, and more! Check back for a complete listing of exhibitors and exhibitor specials!
MORNING MIXER
10:00 to 10:30 am
Meet local luminaries! CLICK HERE for complete list of participating authors.
FEATURED AUTHOR READINGS
Click on author name or event title for more information. ASL interpretation will be available for the starred events in the schedule below—click here for a flyer detailing ASL-interpreted events!
GUEST AUTHOR READINGS AND PRESENTATIONS
Spruce Room:
10:30am: Panel Discussion: The Future of Poetry
11:30am: Ruth Reichl—CANCELLED
12:30pm: Adam Zagajewski*
1:30pm: Nicholson Baker*
2:30pm: Lorrie Moore*
3:30pm: Publishing Workshop with NWU
Hennepin Room:
10:30am: Diane Ackerman
11:30am: Robert Olen Butler
12:30pm: David Allen Sibley
1:30pm: Ethan Gilsdorf
2:30pm: Christian Bök
3:30pm: Gabrielle Bell
*starred readings will be sign language interpreted!
CHILDREN'S STORYTELLING CIRCLE
10:30am: Emilie Buchwald (a.k.a. Daisy Bix) will read
from Buddy Unchained (Ages 3-7)
11:00am: Read to a Dog!
11:30am: Alison McGhee will read from Always and
Only A Witch Can Fly (Ages 3-7)
12:00pm: Read to a Dog!
12:30pm: John Coy will read from Two Old Potatoes
and Me and Top of the Order (Ages 4-12)
1:00pm: Read to a Dog!
1:30pm: Matthea Harvey will read from
The Little General and the Giant Snowflake
(All Ages)
2:00pm: Read to a Dog!
2:30pm: Phyllis Root will read from Toot Toot Zoom!
(Ages 3-7)
3:00pm: Julie Crabtree will read from Discovering
Pig Magic (Ages 8 and up)
For storytelling author information click here!
Drop by anytime and sit for a spell—plus, kids who "Read to a dog!" are welcome to take home FREE BOOKS! And of course, more kids books can be found in our Used Book Sale area—all at amazingly low prices!
Also, children of all ages (and adults, too!) are invited to join us for button making with MCBA from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm.