8 October 2023
The Minnesota State Fairgrounds is going to be the happening place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, when thousands of readers, publishers, literary organizations, book dealers, authors and illustrators enjoy the 23rd annual Twin Cities Book Festival presented by Minneapolis-based Rain Taxi Review of Books. The festival, the longest-running annual gathering for the Twin Cities book community, is free and there is plenty of free parking around the Fairground’s Progress and Fine Arts centers where the festival will be held.
David Corn (Courtesy of Rain Taxi Review of Books)
On stages and in event rooms there will be presentations by authors/illustrators of children’s, young adult and adult books, poetry and graphic lit, as well as a Minnesota Author Showcase with 30 writers who have published new books, including Kate DiCamillo introducing “The Puppets of Spelhorst.” An all-day book fair will feature nearly 140 exhibitors and used books/records will be for sale.
Adrian Matejka (Courtesy of Rain Taxi Review of Books)
Among dozens of award-winning featured authors are Laura Sims with a new psychological thriller “How Can I Help You”; David Corn, New York Times bestseller, veteran journalist and political commentator whose “American Psychosis” explores the current Republican Party; Anya Johanna DeNiro, trans woman from St. Paul launching her short novel “OKPsyche,” about a trans woman’s journey through life in the contemporary world; Laura Zimmerman, introducing her young adult novel “Just Do This One Thing for Me”; Adrian Matejka, former Indiana poet laureate and first Black poet to be named editor of Poetry magazine; Chris Monroe, author and cartoonist whose work is the basis of a Netflix show, with a picture book, “Sasquatch and Squirrel”; and David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka with their picture book “See the Ghost.”
For a complete list of authors and biographies go to twincitiesbookfestival.org.
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