October is National Book Month and to celebrate Nashville has the Southern Festival of Books October 12-14 on the Legislative Plaza. If you live anywhere near Middle Tennessee plan to attend!
Humanities Tennessee’s Southern Festival of Books was first held in Nashville on the second full weekend (Friday-Sunday) in October, 1989, and has been held annually on the same weekend since then. It is the original book festival, A Celebration of the Written Word, and has inspired hundreds of similar book festivals throughout the nation and beyond.
The Festival has always been a free event that offers readers and writers an opportunity to interact, to create a public community around a festival that promotes and celebrates the joy of reading and of lifelong learning. Each year the Festival brings to Nashville approximately 250 of the nation’s and region’s most prominent authors, from legendary mystery writers to critically acclaimed debut novelists, from poets to biographers, from chefs to children’s authors. Every author on the program takes part in a session, either a solo reading or a panel discussion, followed by a book signing in our Author Signing Colonnade. Books by all the participating authors are available for sale at Festival book sales area where proceeds support the Festival.
In addition, the Festival hosts popular book exhibitors and programs three performance stages throughout the event. The Chapter 16 Stage highlights readings and other literary performances. The Café Stage features music by some of the area’s most talented songwriters and poets. Special events for children take place on the Youth Stage including appearances by favorite characters, musicians, artists, and storytellers.
The dates and times for the 24th annual Southern Festival of Books dates and times are:
Friday, October 12, 2012: 12:00 noon – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 13, 2012: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 14, 2012: 12:00 noon -5:00 p.m.
The Festival annually welcomes more than 200 authors from throughout the nation and in every genre for readings, panel discussions and book signings. Book lovers have the opportunity to hear from and meet some of America’s foremost writers in fiction, history, mystery, food, biography, travel, poetry and children’s literature among other.
The above is taken from their website:
http://humanitiestennessee.org/programs/southern-festival-books/about-southern-festival-books read more there!
Check the program you will quickly note that Messengers in Denim is not on that list. But
Messengers and I are not totally out of it, we will be in The Author’s Circle, Booth 36. Come join us!
Thanks so much, hope to see you there!