Featuring a discussion with Laurie Gwen Shapiro the author of The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon. Join us for this virtual talk in Room 117 at noon.
Bookmarks Schedule
| 10:00 am | 11:00 am | 12:00 pm | 1:00 pm | |
| Corridor | Visit Author and Library Tables | Visit Author and Library Tables | Visit Author and Library Tables | Visit Author and Library Tables |
| Room 102 | — | Harper’s Back Porch Revue – Jam Session | Harper’s Back Porch Revue – Jam Session | Harper’s Back Porch Revue – Jam Session |
| Room 117 | — | — | Keynote Author Laurie Gwen Shapiro – The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Making of an American Icon | Roxanne Boersma – 30 Books Later, What I’ve Learned |
| Room 118 | — | Susan Caesar – Authorship in the Age of A.I. | Panel: Using Visuals to Support Written Content (Elias Gonzalez, Paul Peterson) | Panel: The Life of a Poet (Sandy Marchetti, Kris Piepenbrg, Jessica Walsh, Christina Snitko) |
| Room 119 | — | Panel: Research vs. Reflection (Vicki Atkinson, Maggie McKinley) | Panel: How to Stay Motivated to Finish Your Work (Roxanne Boersma, Laura Ehrke) | Terrie Harms – Story Therapy, Discovering What Your Story Is Really About–Before You Start Writing! |
| Room 120 | — | Sandy Marchetti – The Life of a Practicing Writer | Georgianne Harms – Every Day Writing: Writing an Inspiring Essay | Issa Boulos – Navigating Academic Publishing |
| Room 121 | — | Jim Edstrom – Genealogy Research | Children’s Book Readings: Susan Caesar | Middle Grade Book Readings: Ten Robinson Clayton Keith |
Meet with local authors at their tables in the corridor, from 10 am – 2 pm.
| Author | Title(s) | Genre(s) |
| Dr. Vicki Atkinson | Surviving Sue Slivers | Memoir Fiction |
| Margaret Kay | Romance | |
| Susan Caesar | Flourish – Coaching Wisdom in the Age of AI Santa’s AI Adventure | Nonfiction Children’s |
| Elias Gonzales | SHAPESHIFTER / creature / Linework Zero / Baron Von Brainbuster Is For The Children | Alternative/Humor |
| Georgianne Harms | A Mother’s Essays on Living with Love & Loss | Nonfiction |
| Terrie Hayes | ||
| Clayton Keith | Acrimons: The Awakening (Book 1 of the Acrimons Series) | Middle Grade |
| Sandra Marchetti | Confluence / DIORAMA / Aisle 228 | Poetry |
| Maggie McKinley | The Art of Looking Back: Joan Didion and American Nostalgia | Literary criticism |
| Kris Piepenburg | ||
| Laura Quinn | Three Woofs for the Dead, White and Blue (Book 1 of the Pawtisserie Mystery series) | Cozy Mystery |
| Ten Robinson | FreakBoy82: Super Chaos (Book 1 of the FreakBoy82 series) | Middle Grade |
| Christina Snitko | Mirages / Shadows / Illusions / Home | Poetry |
| Jessica Walsh | Blowdown / Book of Gods and Grudges / List of Last Tries / How to Break My Neck | Poetry |
Visit our Featured Libraries at their tables from 10 am – 2 pm.
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Palatine Public Library District
Prospect Heights Public Library
Schaumburg Township District Library
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