SPECIAL GUEST: AWARD WINNING AUTHOR, CHERYL BANNERMAN Featuring her NEW Cozy Cat Mystery Series at a Special rate! Purchase the series and get $10 off when you adopt a kitten.
Contact: Cheryl Powell
Email: cpowell [at] gclearningservices [dot] com
Website: https://www.petrescuebyjudy.com/
The 2021 GBF will be held virtually, with 30+ author presentations, as well as several writing workshops for adults, teens and children scheduled throughout the month of May. The festival will kick off on Saturday, May 1, and programming will run on both weekdays and weekends through May 28.
The sixth annual Payson Book Festival will showcase about 90 Arizona authors who will sign and sell fiction and non-fiction books of many genres and promote literacy at a celebration of books for readers of all ages. Activities include: Kid Zone sessions for youngsters, author presentations, cowboy poetry and songs, and entertainment.
The Gaithersburg Book Festival is a free annual celebration of great books and great writing that has made its mark as one of the nation’s top literary events. More than 100 featured best-selling and award-winning authors – including MT Anderson, Tom Angleberger, Meg Waite Clayton, E.J. Dionne, John Feinstein, Tom and Lorenzo (Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez), Deborah Heiligman, David Ignatius, Jonathan Karl, Erin Entrada Kelly and more – will participate in panel discussions and book signings at the festival on May 16, 2020.
Students will read Love is a Dog and Some Crayons Weimaraner Coloring Book to benefit Great Lakes Weimaraner Rescue during National Reading Month.
Join Story Monster and meet some awesome Indie authors at the Story Monster & Friends Author Signing in-store event at Barnes & Noble at Chandler Fashion Center in Arizona on Saturday, February 29 from 12-2 p.m.
Story Monster is grabbing his crayons and coloring sheets and heading back to the Scottsdale Public Library’s Ultimate Play Date. 5,000 children and families from the surrounding communities are expected to gather for this free event on Saturday, December 7, 2019 from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. outside the Civic Center Library in Scottsdale.
The Gaithersburg Book Festival is a free annual celebration of great books and great writing that has made its mark as one of the nation’s top literary events. More than 100 featured best-selling and award-winning authors – including Ben Bradlee Jr., Gennifer Choldenko, Dhionelle Clayton, Alan Gratz , Anne Hillerman, Bob Levey, Jessica Long, Elinor Lipman, Gary Schmidt, Etan Thomas, Jeff Zentner and more – will participate in panel discussions and book signings at the festival on May 18, 2019.
Join us in a family-friendly event. The party starts at 11:30 am at Z-Bini Kids at the South Bay Galleria (2nd floor) in the beautiful city of Redondo Beach and you can drive to the beach/pier after to top the day off!
Celebrate Hanukkah with award-winning author Alva Sachs and Dancing Dreidels.
Celebrate Hanukkah story time reading with Alva Sachs and her award-winning Dancing Dreidels! Fun with dreidels and Hanukkah activities.
Special story time at 10:30am with Alva Sachs, award-winning children's author! Fun with Hanukkah and dreidels!
The Orange County Children’s Book Festival is in its 15th year! There were over 125 authors, more than 25 illustrators, dozens of storytellers and great family-oriented entertainers last year.
You and kids of all ages are invited to the Whimsical World Premiere Party celebrating the release of The Little Unicorn children's book!
The fourth annual Payson Book Festival, brought to you by the Rim Country District of Arizona Professional Writers (APW) and Majestic Rim Retirement Living, will showcase 80 Arizona authors and promote literacy at a celebration of books for readers of all ages. A family-friendly event, the festival plans on welcoming 700 visitors. Activities include:
storytime sessions for kids and teens
author presentations
cowboy poetry and songs
entertainment
meet Story Monster!
Bring the family to the Chateau Briand Caterers on Saturday June 30, 2018 from 12:30-3:30PM for a fun filled afternoon as we celebrate The Wish, a newly released children's book which inspires and teaches everyone about kindness, inclusion, and the value of focusing on the ability in disability.
The Wish is a magical story about two young fairies, Audrey and Vivienne, who live in a colorful village. Audrey does not speak with words yet, and Vivienne is kind and includes Audrey in all that she does. They are surprised by a fairy godmother that grants them three wishes, and what they do with these wishes will warm your heart and spread joy and kindness to all who read this book.
With the purchase of admission, each party will receive one (1) autographed hardcover copy of The Wish ($25 value). All proceeds from this event will benefit the following organizations:
http://www.campanchor.org/
http://www.sharethevoice.org/
https://www.angelashouse.org/
For more about the author and inspiration for this book, please visit: http://www.audreymccarton.com/
Story Monsters is also hosting a COLORING CONTEST! Four winners will be selected from various age brackets to receive a #CaughtReading Greenie Bag filled with books, activities and prizes!
Meet and greet author Alva Sachs to get your very own autographed copies of her award-winning children's picture books. Lots of free fun-filled family surprises that day!
Publishers Association of Los Angeles (PALA) is hosting a panel of some of the smartest folks in the world of independent publishing and self-publishing. Join award-winning children’s author, Alva Sachs, as part of this panel.
What do you do when an unwanted guest arrives at your door and closing the door is not an option? Learn how to survive the burden (Alzheimer’s) when it falls on you! McClure shares her journey as her mother’s caregiver and how it impacted the family system.
The literary city inspires ideas as different as New Yorkers themselves. At our final Only in New York program this season, series host Sarah Maslin Nir sits down with celebrated novelist Jay McInerney and essayist Garnette Cadogan for a lively conversation about how the city has informed and challenged their work.
$25 for adults | $20 for seniors, students & educators (with ID) | $15 for Museum members
Includes Museum admission.
Phone Number: (917) 492-3395
Website: www.mcny.org/event/writing-city
Midtown Reader in Tallahassee has a wonderful day planned for the whole family on Saturday, April 28th! Hear stories, meet authors, join us for Kidtown Story time, and have fun creating your own masterpieces from the stories you've heard.
See the link for more information: https://www.midtownreader.com.
Phone: (850) 425-2665
Chaucer's Bookstore will host a book signing and discussion of longevity featuring John Howard Weeks, author of The Healthiest People on Earth and the great-great-grandson of Ellen G. White, founder and prophet of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Adventists are known for their longevity and founded the only "Blue Zone" in the USA, where people live about 10 years longer than elsewhere.
Phone: (805) 682-6787
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as keynote. Renowned book expert and literary speaker Nancy Pearl will emcee. Funds raised will support literacy at 49 libraries.
Email: cjsharek@kcls.org
Phone Number: 425-369-3448
