Schedule
The 2024 SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE is available! Scroll down to view and print.
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Elyse Graham and Graham Moore during their 2024 session “Fact & Fiction: Narrative Tellings of World War II.”
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Keynote Presentation with Elliot Ackerman with guest host Benjamin Busch
Eliot Ackerman, National Book Award Finalist, former White House Fellow and Silver Star, Bronze Star of Valor and Purple Heart decorated Marine, will discuss his latest work of nonfiction, Places and Names: On War, Revolution, and Returning, with guest host Benjamin Busch. Tickets available here.
Smart Suspense
Presenters: Angie Kim, Jennifer Mathieu, Deborah Goodrich Royce, Tim Wynne-Jones
Moderator: Karen Nemecek
Many readers can recall the first time they cracked open a book that kept them awake, flashlight in hand, flipping pages until the wee hours of the morning. The book was likely one filled with twists and turns, cliff hangers, and a mystery that kept the reader guessing. Too often, we began to find these stories predictable and in need of original plots, experimental narrative structures, and believably-flawed characters. The authors that rise to the occasion are those who craft intelligent suspense novels that do not succumb to the tropes and cliches of the genre, yet still manage to keep us up well after bedtime.
The Many Ways We Play with Words
Presenters: James Geary, Mary Norris, Cathleen Schine
Moderator: Dianna Behl
Whether you’re that person who silently corrects everyone’s grammar, or the one whose grammar needs correcting, you won’t want to miss this clever romp through rhetoric, etymology and wordplay! Don’t worry if you don’t know your em-dash from your en-dash, the proper way to use a semicolon, or the definition of a gerund, as our presenters are smart enough to know we can’t all be grammar snobs. They package their love of language in stories that connect the entire spectrum of readers—from technophile to luddite.
Friday Soup & Stories
A come-and-go lunch and author reading. Drop in anytime to listen or purchase soup (My Sister's Bake Shop), bread (Crooked Tree Breadworks), and dessert (Tom's Mom's Cookies). Beginning at 11:00 a.m., every 15 minutes different authors will be reading brief selections from their works. Tickets available here until midnight on Tuesday, September 24. A few ticket may be available at the door, but if you would like to purchase a ticket, you need to do so by September 24th.
Friday authors in order of appearance:
James Geary
Juliet Grames
Cathleen Schine
Mary Norris
Chanelle Benz
Ben Fountain
Angie Kim
Steven Rowley
Tea Obreht