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South Dakota Festival of BooksA Program of the South Dakota Center for the Book
2012 Festival of Books Coming Sept. 28-30 to Sioux Falls!
One Book SD author Joseph Marshall III joined an outstanding line up of authors during the 2011 Festival of Books in Deadwood. A crowd of 450, made up of book group members, festival-goers and students from area tribal schools, gathered to eat at the American Indian Feed. Afterward, more than 500 heard Marshall's remarks at the Deadwood Mountain Grand. The event was the culmination of a year-long effort by the SDHC to promote awareness of issues pertaining to American Indian Cultures. While more than 5,600 booklovers gathered over the weekend to listen to their favorite authors, 11 towns participated in the "Authors on the Road" supplementary reading program. From upperclassmen at the University of South Dakota to kindergartners at Zion Lutheran School in Rapid City, more than 5,400 people across the state met with festival authors outside of Deadwood.
About the Festival Each year thousands of people converge on the annual South Dakota Festival of Books, a weekend-long event that features more than 40 well-known authors participating in book signings, presentations, panel discussions, and readings. Author presentations are separated into six tracks: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children’s/young adult, history/tribal, and writer’s support. Over the course of nine festivals, many distinguished authors and cultural figures have attended, such as Marilynne Robinson, Ted Kooser, Sonia Monzano, Annie Proulx, Quincy Troupe, Dan O'Brien, Susan Power, Louise Erdrich, Pete Dexter, Greg Mortensen, and Ivan Doig; NPR hosts Carl Kassel, Neal Conan, and Juan Williams; and publishing industry representatives including Judy Hottensen, John Glusman, and Paul Cirone. Thanks to the dedicated support of several organizations, the vast majority of events at the festival are FREE and open to the public. Join us next year in Sioux Falls Sept. 28-30, 2012! photos by Toby Brusseau |
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