2011 Event Schedule
Outdoor Mini-Worshop
12 p.m.
Children's author and illustrator, Ruth McNally Barshaw, leads a drawing workshop for pre-teens - and anyone else interested. Ms. Barshaw's series character is the fabulous Ellie McDoodle.
1:30 p.m.
A workshop with Ruth Bardenstein.
3 p.m.
A workshop with Eric Alstrom.
Main Tent
11 a.m.
A conversation with Community Book Award winner Margaret Noori and Ari Weinzweig. Ms. Noori teaches Anishinabe/Ojibwe language at the University of Michigan, and in conjunction with her award will be helping to produce a small letterpress broadside with an Ojibwe poem. She will be discussing the broadside and reading Ojibwe works as well as her own, and discussing the Ojibwe language, which she is passionate about people hearing and enjoying.
12 p.m.
National Book Award winner Jaimy Gordon will discuss her work and winning novel, LORD OF MISRULE, with author Doug Stanton.
1:00 p.m.
Multiple award winning mystery writer, Louise Penny, has a conversation with bookseller Robin Agnew. Ms. Penny will discuss her mysteries set in Canada featuring Inspector Armand Gamache.
2 p.m.
"Michigan Voices: A Sense of Place" brings together a diverse group of writers who write about Michigan in many different ways. Laura Kasishcke will bring the voice of prose and poetry centered in the state; Bonnie Jo Campbell will discuss her new novel, ONCE UPON A RIVER, set on Michigan's waterways; Michael Federspeil brings his extensive knowledge of Hemingway and will talk about his Michigan Notable Book winning Picturing Hemingway’s Michigan; and William Whitbeck will bring his knowledge of Michigan history, particularly in the Lansing area. The discussion will be lead by the writer of historical fiction, D.E. Johnson, whose work focuses on the automobile industry.
3 p.m.
"Science Fiction Voices": Moderator David Arnsdorf leads a discussion with a variety of science fiction writers, including Sarah Zettel, who also writes as C.L. Anderson, Marissa Day, and as herself has a forthcoming "Vampire Chef" mystery. Joining Sarah will be Jim C. Hines, whose latest trilogy, the "Princess Series" is described as a mixture of Grimm's Fairy Tales and Charlie's Angels, and Steven Piziks, who writes science fiction under his own name; as Steve Harper, he writes The Silent Empire series; and he has written novelizations of Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek and the Ghost Whisperer.
4 p.m.
"Counterculture Voices" will be a broad discussion of the Detroit counterculture, focusing on underground newspapers and music. The speakers include Brett Callwood, a Michigan Notable Book Award winner for his book on the MC5. In the fall he will also have a new book out about the influential band The Stooges. Joining Brett will be Susan Whitall, former editor of Creem Magazine and presently a writer for The Detroit News. The final “voice” will be Ken Wachsberger, founder of the Azenphony Press, which publishes books on the underground press of the Vietnam era, the First Amendment, the Holocaust, and many other subjects. The discussion will be moderated by the multi talented Harvey Ovshinsky.
Kerrytown Concert House
11 a.m.
Presentation of the 4th Annual Book Cover Contest Award Winners. This year's contest was a challenge to redesign the cover for Sarah Zettel's book, BITTER ANGELS. The contest was open to all Michigan high school students; the five finalists will be present to see who garnered first, second and third place. The awards will be announced by contest judges Sarah Zettel, Alvey Jones and Jack Summers.
12 p.m.
"Working Voices" brings together a diverse group of writers who write about the world of the working man/woman. M.L. Liebler, a poet and writer, and most recently the editor of the literary anthology, Punching the Clock and Kicking out the Jams, will be joined by writer Jeff Vande Zande, recently editor of On the Clock: Contemporary Short Stories of Work, and poet Ken Meisel, poet and recently the author of Beautiful Rust: Poems, part of Bottom Dog Press’ “Working Lives” series. The discussion will be led by author Lolita Hernandez, also a contributor to On the Clock.
1:00 p.m.
"Detroit Voices" features a variety of voices from the changing face of Detroit, and will be a lively discussion about its future. The speakers will be John Gallagher, author of Re-imagining Detroit, and a long time writer for The Detroit Free Press. Joining him will be Sean Doerr and Dan Austin, author and photographer of the book Lost Detroit. Leading the discussion will be writer and Professor Dorene O'Brien.
2 p.m.
"Victorian History Mystery": Moderator and librarian Patti O'Brien leads a discussion with three mystery writers who use the Victorian era as their backdrop, from very different points of view. Maureen Jennings' award winning Inspector Murdoch series is set in Victorian Toronto; Stefanie Pintoff's series set in turn of the century New York City features the use of new forensic methods of detection; and Tasha Alexander's romantic series is set in Victorian England, and features a woman who falls in love with her husband after he dies, while she's investigating his death.
3 p.m.
"The Art of the Thriller": Thriller writer and moderator Karen Dionne leads a discussion with fellow thriller writers, including Brian Freeman, whose police thrillers are set in Minnesota and Las Vegas; Andrew Grant, whose series features a British Naval Commander who bears a resemblance to a certain Mr. Bond; and Mark Terry, whose impossible to put down books feature Derek Stillwater.
4 p.m.
"Michigan Civil War Voices": Jack Dempsey, author of MICHIGAN AND THE CIVIL WAR: A GREAT AND BLOODY SACRIFICE moderates a discussion with Rick Liblong, author of ANSWERING THE CALL TO DUTY: SAVING CUSTER, HEROISM AT GETTYSBURG, POWs AND OTHER STORIES OF MICHIGAN'S SMALL TOWN SOLDIERS IN THE CIVIL WAR; and Kim Crawford and Martin Bertera, authors of THE 4TH MICHIGAN INFANTRY IN THE CIVIL WAR.
Hollander's School
12 p.m.
A discussion of Hollander's Summer Residency program with Ruth Bardenstein, Barbara Brown, Alvey Jones and Marilyn Prucka.
1:00 p.m.
"Two Books about Books": Julia Miller discusses BOOKS WILL SPEAK PLAIN: A HANDBOOK FOR IDENTIFYING AND DESCRIBING HISTORICAL BINDINGS" and Cathleen Baker will discuss FROM THE HAND TO THE MACHINE: NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICAN PAPER AND MEDIUMS.
2 p.m.
A panel of book artists from the Beyond Words exhibit at the WSG Gallery discuss Artist Books.
3 p.m.
A discussion about Thompson's Shore's lock, stock and barrel acquisition of the Bessenberg Bindery.
4 p.m.
A panel of Ann Arbor Women Artists discuss their work.
Hollander's Kitchen
TBA
The authors of MA BASEEMA: CHALDEAN MIDDLE EASTERN COOKING WITH A CHALDEAN FLAIR discuss and demonstrate recipes from their book.
Children's Tent
11-5
Activities for kids in our Children's Tent will be run by volunteers from BLUE HOUSE, an art studio in Ann Arbor at the corner of Pauline & Stadium. Check them out at www.bluehouse.annarbor.com or visit them on facebook.
12 p.m.
Deborah Diesen, author of the POUT-POUT FISH, leads a sing along as well as a reading of her picture books. She will do a second program at 12:30.
1:00 p.m.
Author Philip Stead and Caldecott winning illustrator Erin Stead do a reading from their award winning book, A SICK DAY FOR AMOS McGEE.
2 p.m.
A visit with Mother Goose, who will share her favorite stories and rhymes - along with her goose!
3 p.m.
Heather O'Neal does two tales from Nepal: one fictional and one non-fiction.
Aunt Agatha's Booth
Noon
Visit with Stan Trollip and Michael Sears - a.k.a. MICHAEL STANLEY - as they sign copies of their new Detective Kubu book, DEATH OF THE MANTIS. Joining them will be Libby Fischer Hellman, signing her new 60's themed novel SET THE NIGHT ON FIRE.
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