Saturday at Harbor Springs Festival of the Book

Friday's author panels were spectacular and tomorrow there's so much more. Come see me: I'm the venue captain for the poetry events so I'll be at the Methodist Church most of the day. Listen to history come alive in the form of the CMU Contemporary Poets.

Saturday October 1st
schedule subject to change

	Time/Location	Event
	10:00am - 11:00amHarbor Springs History Museum 349 E Main Street Harbor Springs, MI 49740	Fiction: Shaping Family History  Family, fate and secrets revealed through the lens of fiction. Julia Claiborne Johnson, Kim Edwards, Rebecca Makkai, Renee Rosen Moderator: Javier Ramirez
	10:00am – 12:00pm Harbor Springs Library 206 S Spring Street Harbor Springs, MI 49740 Please note, each reading and activity lasts 30 minutes.	Children’s Picture Book Readings / Activities 10:00am - Deborah Diesen: Catch a Kiss 10:30am – Lynne Rae Perkins (Newbery Award Winning Author): Frank and Lucky Get Schooled  11:00am - Deb Pilutti:  Bear and Squirrel are Friends...Yes Really! 11:30am - Laurie Keller: We are Growing!
	10:00am – 3:00pm United Methodist Church 343 E Main Street Harbor Springs, MI 49740 Please note, each poetry reading will last approximately 30 minutes. *Central Michigan University Public Broadcasting (WCMU) presents The Contemporary Black Poetry Project.Please click the link above for complimentary tickets.	Poetry Readings 10:00am  - Naomi Long Madgett - WCMU Poet* 10:30am – Herbert Woodward Martin - WCMU Poet* 11:00am – Toi Derricotte - WCMU Poet* 11:30am - Michael Delp: Reading from Lying in the River’s Dark Bed12:00pm – Thomas Lynch: Reading from Selected Works 12:30pm – Luke Davies: Reading from Selected Works1:00pm – Anne-Marie Oomen: Reading from Selected Works 1:30pm – Irish Poet, Matthew Sweeney: Reading from Inquisition Lane and Other Works 2:00pm - Zilka Joseph: Reading from Sharp Blue Search of Flame 2:30pm- Dan Poppick: Reading from Selected Works
	10:00am – 12:00pm Farmers Market Main Street Harbor Springs, MI 49740	Farmers Market Favorite cookbook authors will be on hand to sign books, answer questions, and give valuable cooking advice! 10:00am - Domenica Marchetti 10:30am - Amy Thielen 11:00am - Kathleen Flinn 11:30am - Maureen Abood
	10:30 am – 11:30am Performing Arts Center Harbor Springs High School 500 Spring Street Harbor Springs, MI 49740	History on the Page Elizabeth Letts in Conversation with Glen Young #1 New York Times bestselling author, Letts presents the remarkable story of the heroic rescue of priceless horses in the closing days of World War II, in her new book The Perfect Horse. Elegant prose and meticulous research combine in this page-turning narrative for WWII and animal lovers alike.
	11:00am – 12:00pm Council Chambers / City Hall 160 Zoll Street Harbor Springs, MI 49740	Crime Fiction: Secrets and Suspense The plot, character and craft of a riveting mystery. Keith McCafferty, Megan Miranda, Mardi Link Moderator: Kent Case
	12:00pm – 1:00pm Performing Arts Center Harbor Springs High School 500 Spring Street Harbor Springs, MI 49740	Amor Towles - The Art and Research of Period Pieces From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility comes a transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside Moscow's Hotel Metropol. Towles new book is titled A Gentleman in Moscow.
	1:00pm – 2:00pm Harbor Springs History Museum 349 E Main Street Harbor Springs, MI 49740	Fiction: What Shapes Us Literary journeys into remote reaches of the Midwest explore the physical and emotional landscapes that shape us. Nickolas Butler, Peter Geye, Travis Mulhauser Moderator: Peter Ford
	1:00pm – 2:00pm Harbor Springs Library 206 S Spring Street Harbor Springs, MI 49740	Middle Grade Fiction: Life’s Big Questions Fast paced stories for the middle grade reader (8-12years) featuring compelling characters dealing with real world issues. Alison DeCamp, Dan Gemeinhart, Tricia Springstubb Moderator: Sara Grochowski
	2:00pm – 3:00pm Council Chambers / City Hall 160 Zoll Street Harbor Springs, MI 49740	Fiction: The Ties That Bind Tender, thoughtful, moving and emotionally resonant stories of how we define family. Maggie Shipstead, Jim Lynch, Julie Lawson Timmer, J. Ryan Stradal Moderator: Katherine Taylor
	3:00pm – 4:00pm Harbor Springs History Museum 349 E Main Street Harbor Springs, MI 49740	Made in Michigan Writes Devoted to highlighting the works of distinguished writers statewide and to showcasing Michigan’s diverse voices in poetry, creative nonfiction, short fiction, and essays with the aim of encouraging the recognition of the state’s artistic and cultural heritage and its impact in Michigan, the Midwest and the nation. Michael Delp, Zilka Joseph, Mardi Jo Link, Thomas Lynch, Anne-Marie Oomen Moderator: Michael Delp
	3:00pm – 4:00pmHarbor Springs Library 206 S Spring Street Harbor Springs, MI 49740	Young Adult Fiction: Smells Like Teen Spirit! Unconventional love stories that offer plenty of laughs, thrills and chills for teen readers. Elle Cosimano, Ashley Elston, Lance Rubin, Sara Zarr Moderator: Kate Bassett
	3:30pm – 4:30pmCouncil Chambers / City Hall 160 Zoll Street Harbor Springs, MI 49740	In Praise of Food Three food writers discuss our cultural obsession with eating and the state of food today. Kathleen Flinn, J. Ryan Stradal, Maureen Abood Moderator: Maureen Abood
	4:00pm – 5:00pmPerforming Arts Center Harbor Springs High School 500 Spring Street Harbor Springs, MI 49740	Best Selling Author Craig Johnson Modern Day cowboy and Ucross, Wyoming resident Craig Johnson presents his latest release, An Obvious Fact, the 12th novel in the New York Times bestselling Longmire series which is the basis for the Netflix drama: "Longmire". Moderator: Peter Olson
	7:30pm – 9:00pmPerforming Arts Center Harbor Springs High School 500 Spring Street Harbor Springs, MI 49740	Kenneth L Woodward discusses Getting Religion: Faith, Culture and Politics from the Age of Eisenhower to the Era of Obama / Tickets are available at the door Impeccably researched, thought-provoking and leavened with wit, Kenneth L. Woodward’s Getting Religion is perfect for readers looking to understand how religion came to be a contentious element in 21st century public life. Moderator: Mary Ellen Geist
	9:00pm – 11:00pm The Pier Restaurant 102 E Bay Street Harbor Springs, MI 49740	Book Trivia Night The Harbor Springs Festival of the Book is hosting a fun, prize-filled evening of book trivia. Bring your own teams of 4-6 people, or come and we'll pair you with new bookish friends. Match your book trivia knowledge against that of other book enthusiasts in a fun venue. The event will be MC’d by cast members from the Little Traverse Theater’s fall production of Murder by Poe. Trivia will take place at The Pier Restaurant in Harbor Springs, Saturday, October 1st, at 9 pm. It's going to be a great night to be a book nerd, but you don't have to be one to compete! The charge will be $20 per team, or $5 for singles. All money raised will be donated to the Michigan Dyslexia Institute, Northern Michigan branch. Cash or checks only. Register your team at 9 pm, and get ready for fun-filled evening!