Harbor Springs Library

Open to the Public Since 1894

 

 

206 S. Spring St.
Harbor Springs, MI 49740

231.526.2531

Harbor Springs Festival of the Book
From Friday, September 29, 2017
To Sunday, October 01, 2017

HSbook logosmallThe 2nd Annual Harbor Springs Festival of the Book is a 3 day event in which 50 + authors and presenters convene upon our small town in a series of public events: discussions, readings, panels, storytimes, and lectures.

 

The events held at the Harbor Springs Library this year will be:

Saturday, September 30th

 

Picture Book Storytime at 9:30am

Join our uniquely talented group of picture book authors and illustrators as they share aloud their featured works and demo their particular styles of illustration.

READING SCHEDULE

Programming will start at 9:30 a.m. and a new presentation will begin every 20 minutes.


Terry Border
Sarvinder Naberhaus
Salina Yoon
Leslie Helakoski
Lisa Wheeler

 

Sunday, October 1st

 

"Young Women on the Brink" at 9:30am

There is a passion, a rage, and a vulnerability that often accompanies young women on the brink of adulthood. These explosive emotions can often dictate how they view their friendships, sexuality, surroundings and life choices. Yet, what they all have in common is a strength and a desire to be made whole.

Presenters: Julie Buntin, Cara Hoffman, and Mindy McGinnis

 

"Letting the Character Take the Lead" at 11:00am

Character driven storytelling allows the writer to develop a strong and undeniable voice for his main character or characters, so much so that this is the element with which readers connect, empathize and associate the novel. Books in which characters are memorable, excel at crafting personalities and thoughts that hold a mirror up to the reader, at times unsettlingly revealing or comfortably familiar.

Presenters: Jack Cheng, Gabe Habash, Brendan Kiely, and Adam Silvera