The Concord Monitor – NH Book Festival offers days of free panels, interviews and book signings

The Concord Monitor – NH Book Festival offers days of free panels, interviews and book signings

The New Hampshire Book Festival is an annual statewide book festival dedicated to connecting authors with readers to celebrate literacy, conversation and community.

This premier cultural event will host more than 40 nationally recognized authors for a free, daylong festival of panels, interviews and book signings on October 4th and 5th in Concord, the historic capital of New Hampshire. All events take place at the Capitol Center for the Arts & NHBF Festival Village on South Main Street.

This year’s keynote authors are Kate DiCamillo and Jean Hanff Korelitz. For a full list of authors and presenters, visit nhbookfestival.org/authors

The event’s three stages include the CCA Authors Stage (Capitol Ctr. for the Arts, 44 S. Main Street), the KidLit Stage (NHBF Village, S. Main Street) and the Poetry Salon (Capitol Ctr. for the Arts, 44 S. Main Street). Street)

schedule

Friday, October 4th

10 a.m. Children’s Keynote: Kate DiCamillo *Ticket Event (CCA Authors)

7:00 p.m. Opening keynote: Jean Hanff Korelitz with Laura Knoy (moderator) *Event with ticket (CCA Authors)

Saturday, October 5th

9-9:55am

■Family Secrets: T. Greenwood, AH Kim, Sharon Wishnow, Shannon Bowring, Julie Gerstenblatt (Mod) (CCA Authors)

■Picture books! Author-Illustrator Spotlight: Lita Judge, Jennifer Goldfinger, Maryann Cocca-Leffler, Marty Kelley (Mod) (KidLit)

■Poetry in the spotlight: Paul Muldoon reads from his work. Introduction by Jennifer Militello, NH Poet Laureate (Poetry Salon)

9:55-10:20 a.m

■Book signing: Gibson’s Tent (CCA author)

■Book Signing: Gibson’s Store (KidLit)

10:20-11:15 a.m

■Debuts: Kayla Min Andrews, Joseph Earl Thomas, Alina Grabowski, Vinson Cunningham, David Moloney (Mod) (CCA writers)

■Earth Day Every Day – Kids Build a Better Tomorrow: Linda Sue Park, Evan Griffith, Melissa Stewart, Amanda Gokee (Mod) (KidLit)

11:15-11:40 a.m

■Book Signing: Gibson’s Tent (CCA Authors)

■Book Signing: Gibson’s Store (KidLit)

11:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m

■Spotlight Conversation: Claire Messud and Ann Hood, Katie Crouch (moderator) (CCA authors)

■MG Fantasy Spotlight: Kekla Magoon, MT Anderson, Lisa Stringfellow, Erin Bowman (Mod) (KidLit)

12:30-12:50 p.m

■Book Signing: Gibson’s Tent (CCA Authors)

■Book Signing: Gibson’s Store (KidLit)

1-1:55 p.m

■Suspense and Mystery: Sarah Stewart Taylor, Margot Douaihy, Edwin Hill, CB Bernard, Margaret Porter (Mod) (CCA author)

■Families: It’s Complicated: Michael Leali, Michael Stewart, Virginia MacGregor (mod) (KidLit)

1:55 p.m. – 2:20 p.m

■Book signing: Gibson’s Tent (CCA author)

■Book Signing: Gibson’s Store (KidLit)

2:20-3:15 p.m

■Historical Fiction of the 20th Century: Marjan Kamali, Dawn Tripp, Brinda Charry (Mod) (CCA Author)

■Graphic Novel Spotlight: Matt Tavares, Jannie Ho, David Elliott (Mod) (KidLit)

■Poetry in the spotlight: Jennifer Militello, Oliver de la Paz, Cate Marvin, Tim Liardet (Poetry Salon)

3:15-3:40 p.m

■Book signing: Gibson’s Tent (CCA author)

■Book Signing: Gibson’s Store (KidLit)

■Book signing: Gibson’s Tent (Poetry Salon)

3:40-4:20 p.m

■Epics, Quests and Magic: Ann Dávila Cardinal, Mark Cecil, MT Anderson, Lyra Selene, Jocelyn Winn (Mod) (CCA Authors)

■Co-authors: Two pens are better than one: Terry Farish & Lochan Sharma, Donna Gephart & Lori Haskins Houran, Kari Allen (Mod) (KidLit)

4:20-4:45 p.m

■Book Signing: Gibson’s Tent (CCA Authors)

■Book Signing: Gibson’s Store (KidLit)

5-8:15 p.m

■Family Keynote: From Novel to Netflix with Kate DiCamillo, Veronica Chao (moderator) *Program + Film *Ticketed event