You say you used to wake up as a different character every day. What is the most memorable character you remember claiming to be as a child? Little Red Riding Hood. I was so stubborn in claiming this character as my identity, that once, when I was lost in a store, I refused to give the salesladies who found me,…
Heidi Heilig – #TTBF Author Interview 2018
If you had to write a musical about your traveling adventures, what would the title character’s big song be called? To me, the best song titles are lyrical hooks with double meanings or word play. Something like “I Always Want To Go, (But I Never Want To Leave).” How much did you draw on your own theater background for inspiration as…
Universe of Marissa Meyer Fan Meetup
You’ve Got One More Chance! Did you miss out on getting into the exclusive Marissa Meyer Fan Meet-up? Well, there’s still a chance to pre-order Marissa Meyer’s book ARCHENEMIES at the Festival bookstore and receive a signed book plate and special giveaway from the festival store! Books can be shipped or picked up at Bookpeople upon release on November 6,…
Interactives & Exhibitors
Last year we introduced the iTent, an interactive, outdoor space that offered more opportunities for you to get up close and interact with your favorite authors through small audience activities and Ask Me Anything sessions (AMAs). This year we bring you Studio Create, a new exhibitor tent focusing on creative opportunities with local organizations for our festivalgoers. Stop by and…
Alex London – #TTBF Author Interview 2018
Your books have been picked as a reluctant reader selections. What do you find is the best way to make “reluctant readers” reach for books? Give them choice over their own reading! When you provide readers with a diverse array of books to choose from–diverse in content and in form–they will find a way to a book that feels like…