Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors

BOOKMARKS 15TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF BOOKS & AUTHORS DOWNTOWN WINSTON-SALEM NORTH CAROLINA

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Please visit the many Winston-Salem downtown restaurants and businesses while you are here! KEYNOTE OPENING EVENT! SEPT. 5

CASEY CEP THURSDAY photo: Kathryn Schulz

FREE 7 p.m. | Hanesbrands Theatre, 209 North Spruce Street, Winston-Salem

Reverend Willie Maxwell was a rural preacher accused of murdering five of his family members for insurance money in the 1970s. With the help of a savvy lawyer, he escaped justice for years until a relative shot and killed him at the funeral of his last victim. Despite hundreds of witnesses, Maxwell’s murderer was acquitted— thanks to the same attorney who had previously defended the Reverend.

Sitting in the audience during the vigilante’s trial was Harper Lee, who had traveled from New York City to her native Alabama with the idea of writing her own In Cold Blood, the true-crime classic she had helped her friend Truman Capote research 17 years earlier. Lee spent a year in town reporting and many more years working on her own version of the case.

Now Casey Cep brings this story to life, from the shocking murders to the courtroom drama to the racial politics of the Deep South. At the same time, she offers a deeply moving portrait of Lee, one of the country’s most beloved writers and her struggle with fame, success, and the mystery of artistic creativity.

After graduating from Harvard with a degree in English, Cep earned an MPhil in theology at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The New Republic, among other publications. From the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Furious Hours is her first book.

Free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Pre-order Furious Hours to enjoy reserved seating. Visit bookmarksnc.org to order. A booksigning will follow Cep’s talk. 4 KEYNOTE OPENING EVENT! BOOKMARKS and the WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL share a passion for reading and for connecting readers and writers

Arts reporter Lynn Felder writes about every aspect of Bookmarks, from interviewing writers like John Grisham and Sarah McCoy, to dying (acting!) in its Murder Mystery fundraiser, to its Authors-In-Schools programs. Bookmarks is local

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BOOKSIGNING FAST PASS All members of Bookmarks’ Signed First Editions Club (SFEC) will receive a front of the line signing pass. This special wristband allows members to jump to the front of ANY SEPT. 7 SEPT. booksigning line on Festival Saturday. Want to be in the front of the line? Join the Signed First Editions Club today! Visit bookmarksnc.org/sfec for details. If you are a SFEC member, pick up your fast pass wristband from the Info Booth on Saturday.

AUDIOBOOK LISTENING STATION Bookmarks Bookstore, 634 W. Fourth Street #110 Stop by for Libro.fm’s listening station and sample from dozens of audiobooks!

GRAPHIC NOVEL WORKSHOP with CECE BELL 12:30–1:30 p.m. | Sawtooth School for Visual Art, 251 N. Spruce Street This is a ticketed workshop that will include an hour session with Cece Bell to learn about creating a graphic novel—and to practice making your own. Limited tickets. Tickets Required: $14, ages 8+ only; includes a copy of Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot!

GRAPHIC NOVEL WORKSHOP with GALE GALLIGAN 12:30–1:30 p.m. | Sawtooth School for Visual Art, 251 N. Spruce Street This is a ticketed workshop that will include an hour session with Gale Galligan to learn about creating a graphic novel—and to practice making your own. Limited tickets. Tickets Required: $12, ages 8+ only; includes a copy of Boy-Crazy Stacey: The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel #7.

North Carolina Writers’ Network Presents SLUSH PILE LIVE! 12:30–1:30 p.m. | Footnote, 634 W. 4th Street, #120 This is an interactive event for writers to get immediate feedback on their work from editors and agents. All anonymous—all live! Want to have your work read? Bring a hard copy of up to 300 words of prose from a single work, typed, double-spaced (with no name) to the Information Booth by 12 p.m. Submissions are chosen at random and not all are guaranteed to be read due to time limits. Featuring Lauren Faulkenberry, owner of Firebrand Press; Christopher Forrest, Press 53 Editor; Meg Reid, Director of Hub City Press and Programs; and moderator Ed Southern, Executive Director of the North Carolina Writers’ Network.

FEARLESS PUBLIC SPEAKING WORKSHOP with JOY JONES 1:30–2:30 p.m. | Sawtooth School for Visual Art, 251 N. Spruce Street This is a ticketed workshop that will include an hour session with public speaking professional Joy Jones as she shares wisdom from her book Fearless Public Speaking: A Guide for Beginners. Tickets Required: $16, ages 12+ only; includes a copy of Fearless Public Speaking.

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WILLINGHAM STORY SLAM 4–6 p.m. | Bookmarks 4th Street Breezeway (between Bookmarks Bookstore and 4th Street) Come participate in one of the most fundamental and enduring human experiences: live storytelling! Listen to, or perform live, a five-minute true story—a recollection and reflection from an experience linked to the common theme: “Books

SATURDAY and Authors.” To learn more about the Willingham Theater of the Yadkin Cultural Arts Center and story slam guidelines, visit bookmarksnc.org.

BOOK & AUTHOR TEA 4:30–5:30 p.m. | Footnote, 634 W. Fourth Street, #120 Join Fox 8’s Shannon Smith as she talks books with New York Times bestselling historical fiction authors: Sarah Blake (The Guest Book), Martha Hall Kelly (Lost Roses), Ann Mah (The Lost Vintage), and Lauren Willig (The Summer Country). Enjoy tea-time goodies from Mast General Store with booksignings to follow the conversation. Interested in purchasing all four books? Pre-order from bookmarksnc.org/preorder and receive a special discounted price! Presented with support from Mast General Store

BOOK TRIVIA – FESTIVAL EDITION 7 p.m. | Footnote, 634 W. Fourth Street, #120 Monthly book trivia with Assistant Manager, Caleb Masters, is a big hit at Bookmarks. Join Masters for a special festival edition that will include favorite categories from the past as well as new questions relating to 2019 Festival authors and books. Come with your team and compete against Festival authors!

Free, but reservations online required. Teams are limited to 6 people. Presented with support from Blair

2019 FESTIVAL BRUNCH with PARAPALOOZA September 8, 11 a.m. | Footnote, 634 W. Fourth Street, #120 Not ready for the 2019 Festival to be over? Join us for brunch with mimosas and a

SEPT. 8 chance to meet and hear from more than 15 of the 2019 Festival authors. Come early at 10:30 a.m. to buy signed Festival books and mingle with authors before the Bookmarks Bookstore opens to the public. Over brunch, each author will share from their work in a Parapalooza. This is your chance to hear from even more Festival authors—and find new favorites! SUN Tickets Required: $35 each or $250 for a table of 8. Tickets include entry and brunch.

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How much does the Festival cost? How do I get tickets? All readings and panel discussions on Saturday, September 7 are open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis unless otherwise noted. For ticketed events, tickets can be purchased by calling Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006 or visiting bookmarksnc.org. We often sell out and rarely have tickets available on the day of the event, so don’t delay in reserving your spot.

Where is the Saturday Festival? The Festival on Saturday, September 7 will take place on Spruce Street, Poplar Street, and Holly Avenue in downtown Winston-Salem, in and around the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, the Bookmarks Bookstore, Footnote, and Calvary Moravian Church.

Where is the closest bus pick up/drop off? We are within walking distance of the Winston-Salem Transit Authority located at 100 West 5th Street. For bus schedules and information, please visit wstransit.com.

Where do I park on Saturday? Parking locations are listed on the Festival map and signs will be posted. Note that the large parking lot in front of the Milton Rhodes Center will be used for Festival events beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 6 through 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 7.

I am coming from out of town. Is there somewhere I should stay? There are several hotels within walking distance of the Festival. Bookmarks has a “Go Behind the Pages” Weekend Package available at the Historic Brookstown Inn. Information on this package can be found at bookmarksnc.org. For a complete listing of hotel options, see visitwinstonsalem.com.

What happens if it rains? The Festival continues—rain or shine!

Are the Festival venues wheelchair accessible? Yes. Handicap parking is noted on the map.

Are ASL interpreters available? Thanks to Communication Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc., we will have an ASL interpreter in the Kids’ Area for the 1:45 and 2:45 p.m. sessions. Please contact Bookmarks if you have specific requests for other sessions by August 19: [email protected]. Check our festival app and our website for complete details after August 26.

Can I get books signed? Booksignings are held at the Saturday, September 7 Festival in the Booksigning Tent unless otherwise noted under the author’s biography. Most authors will sign books brought from home. Please ask before taking a picture of or with the authors. New this year: All members of Bookmarks’ Signed First Editions Club will receive a front of the line signing pass. This special wristband allows members to jump to the front of ANY booksigning line on Festival Saturday. Want to be in the front of the line? Visit bookmarksnc.org/sfec and join the Signed First Editions Club today!

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15 Pre-orders Another way to avoid long lines at the Festival is to place pre-orders for your books, and we will get them signed for you! All book orders must be placed online at bookmarksnc.org by August 26. Following the festival, Bookmarks can ship your books to you, or they will be available for pick up at our bookstore beginning on Wednesday, September 11.

Purchasing Books Prior to the Festival weekend, books can be purchased at Bookmarks Bookstore located at 634 W. 4th Street #110 in downtown Winston-Salem or online at bookmarksnc.org. Books will be for sale on Saturday, September 7 inside the Bookstore and the onsite book sales tent. Profits from book sales support Bookmarks’ mission and our work as a literary arts nonprofit.

Why should I fill out a survey at the Festival? While filling out a survey is not mandatory, it is appreciated. Bookmarks relies on grants, sponsorships, and donations to keep much of the Festival free to the public. It is often necessary to provide these funding sources with attendee demographics. It also helps us to determine how we can make the Festival better in the future. If you complete a survey, you will be entered to win one of several survey prizes. Surveys can be submitted online through the Festival app or turned in at the Information Booth.

Please take a moment to read our harassment policy. Bookmarks has a zero-tolerance policy for harassment of any kind, including but not limited to— stalking; intimidation; offensive verbal comments; physical assault and/or battery; harassing or non-consensual photography or recording; sustained disruption of programs, panels, signings, and other events; bathroom policing; inappropriate physical contact; and unwelcome physical attention, in relation to, but not limited to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender presentation, sexual orientation, age, body size, ability, appearance, religion, citizenship, and pregnancy.

If a person engages in harassing behavior, Bookmarks Staff will take prompt action in any form they deem appropriate, including but not limited to expulsion from the festival. This policy applies to everyone (exhibitors, attendees, authors, speakers, guests, press, staff, board members, and volunteers) at all of Bookmarks’ events and programming.

Anyone can report harassment. If someone’s behavior has made you uncomfortable, or if you witness the same happening to someone else, you should immediately contact Bookmarks’ staff or security. You may also come to the Bookmarks office at 634 W. 4th Street #110 to report an incident. If necessary, a Bookmarks staff member will contact local law enforcement, offer a safe place, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to make sure they feel safe during a Bookmarks event.

Keep inappropriate comments and your hands to yourself. If you would like to take a photograph with or of a guest or an author, always ask first and respect that person’s right to say no.

Bookmarks and/or its sponsors and partners will be taking photographs and videos of the various events and activities at the Bookmarks Festival. By your attendance, you acknowledge and agree: 1) that your image and likeness photographs and videos or any portion thereof may be used in any manner, at any time, and in any place, 2) to waive any right to inspect such photographs and videos or any uses thereof, and 3) to waive any claims that you may have against Bookmarks, its sponsors, and its partners based upon the taking or use of such photographs and videos, including, without limitation, any claims for invasion of privacy, violation of right of publicity, libel and copyright infringement.

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16 Saturday Morning at 9:30am Story Time is for families of pre-school through elementary age children. August 3, 2019 Presenting storyteller Mother Minter

September 7, 2019 Presenting storyteller Terry Schupach -Gordon October 5, 2019 Presenting storyteller Criss Cross Mangosauce

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10:00–10:45 a.m. 11–11:45 a.m. 12–12:45 p.m. Life’s Messes and Finding Home Bookmarks’ Blind Dates Reynolds What I Learned Angie Cruz and Rajia Learn why books by Place Along the Way Theatre Hassib discuss the Jasmine Guillory, Martha A conversation about immigrant experience and Hall Kelly, and Andrew Milton Rhodes adulting with Mary Laura the concept of home in Shaffer are favorite picks Center for the Arts Philpott, author of I Miss their new novels. for Bookmarks’ popular (first floor) You When I Blink and Blind Date with a Book wall. Sarah McCoy, author of

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1:15–2 p.m. 2:15–3:15 p.m. 3:30–4:30 p.m. Our Towns with Exploring the North Carolina Appalachian Reckoning Deborah and James Fallows Literary Landscape Writers from Appalachia: Jeremy An examination of small-town Margaret Bauer and Daniel Jones, Ricardo Nazario y Colón, America: the activities, changes, Wallace will take a look back over and Kirsten Squint, with Meredith and events that shape this mostly the last 15 years of books and McCarroll as moderator, respond unseen part of our national the literary arts in North Carolina. to Hillbilly Elegy. landscape, and the issues and Moderated by Ed Southern, concerns that matter to the Executive Director of the ordinary Americans who make NC Writers’ Network these towns their home.

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11:45 a.m.– 12:30–1:30 p.m. 1:45–2:30 p.m. 3:30–4 p.m. 4:30–5:30 p.m. 12:15 p.m. Slush Pile Live! Mac Barnett Storytime with Book & Author Tea Tow Truck North Carolina Writers’ & Greg Pizzoli James Ransome Enjoy tea and snacks at Storytime with Network presents an this intimate conversation Barnett & Pizzoli Meet the award-winning Anne Marie Pace interactive event for with historical fiction share their new joint illustrator of the Coretta writers to get immediate authors Sarah Blake, series about Jack, a Scott King Honor Book feedback from editors and Martha Hall Kelly, Ann mischievous rabbit. Uncle Jed’s Barbershop, agents including Lauren Mah, and Lauren Willig Sweet Clara and the Faulkenberry, Chris moderated by Fox 8 reporter Ages 4–8 Freedom Quilt, and Forrest, and Meg Reid with Shannon Smith. Let My People Go. Ed Southern moderating. Submission rules apply. Presented with support Ages 0–6 See website for details. from Mast General Store

21 MEET THE 2O19 AUTHORS

All author events listed here with time and location will be held on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Refer to author bios for booksigning times on Saturday. All Booksignings are in the Booksigning Tent unless otherwise indicated.

Katherine Arden, an acclaimed and bestselling author of fantasy novels, is best known for her Winternight trilogy beginning with The Bear and the Nightingale. Arden’s debut middle grade book, Small Spaces, was named one of the best books of the year by Kirkus and Publishers Weekly. Its highly anticipated sequel is Dead Voices. Seeing Ghosts: 12:45–1:30 p.m. / Kids Area photo: Deverie Crystal Photography Escape from Normal: 2–2:45 p.m. / Hanesbrands Theatre Booksigning: 3 p.m. Presented with support from Wells Fargo

Mac Barnett’s books have been translated into more than 30 languages and sold more than two million copies worldwide. His picture books include Leo: A Ghost Story, Noisy Night and two Caldecott-Honor and E.B. White Read-Aloud Award-winning collaborations with Jon Klassen: Sam & Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn. He is the author of the middle grade series, The Terrible Two, and his new chapter book series is a collaboration with illustrator Greg Pizzoli.

photo: Sonya Sones Hi, Jack! and Jack Blasts Off are the first two in the series. Storytime with Mac Barnett & Greg Pizzoli (Ages 4–8): 1:45–2:30 p.m. / Footnote Booksigning: 2:45 p.m.

Margaret D. Bauer is the Rives Chair of Southern Literature in the Department of English at East Carolina University, the author of several books of literary criticism and scholarly articles, and editor of the North Carolina Literary Review. Bauer received the 2017 North Carolina Award for Literature from Governor Roy Cooper. Exploring the North Carolina Literary Landscape: 2:15–3:15 p.m. / Mountcastle Forum

Cece Bell is the author-illustrator of many books including the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book, Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover, and El Deafo, the first graphic novel to ever win the Newbery Honor award. The creator of the Sock Monkey picture books and Chuck and Woodchuck, her newest chapter book is Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot. Graphic Novel Workshop (Ages 8+): 12:30–1:30 p.m. / Sawtooth School / Ticket Required Seeing Stories: Graphic Novel Talk (Ages 8+ / ASL): 2:45–3:30 p.m. / Kids Area Booksigning: 3:45 p.m. Presented with support from Brenner Children’s – Wake Forest Baptist Health

22 Ali Benjamin’s The Thing About Jellyfish was a National Book Award finalist for Young People’s Literature and one of The New York Times 25 notable children’s books of 2015. Benjamin is the co-author of The Keeper: The Unguarded Story of Tim Howard, which was a New York Times bestseller in sports, and Paige Rawl’s Positive: A Memoir, a Junior Library Guild selection and the first-ever nonfiction selection for The Today Show book club. Her latest book for middle grade readers is The Next Great Paulie Fink. Middle School Stinks (Ages 8–12 / ASL): 1:45–2:30 p.m. / Kids Area Booksigning: 2:45 p.m.

Sarah Blake is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Postmistress, Grange House, and her newest, The Guest Book, which was the #1 Indie Next Pick for May 2019 and on best of lists for Entertainment Weekly, BBC, Real Simple, and Goodreads. Moving through three generations beginning in the 1930s, The Guest Book asks how we remember and what we choose to forget. Book Club Spotlight: 1:45–2:30 p.m. / Calvary Moravian Church photo: Liz Norton Book & Author Tea: 4:30–5:30 p.m. / Footnote Booksignings: 2:45 p.m. at Booksigning Tent & 5:30 p.m. at Footnote

Becky Chambers is the author of the science fiction Wayfarer series, beginning with The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, which has been hailed as a modern science fiction masterpiece. Her bestselling books have been nominated for the Hugo Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction, among others. To Be Taught, if Fortunate, a stand- alone novella, is her newest book. Escape from Normal: 2–2:45 p.m. / Hanesbrands Theatre Do You See Me? The Importance of Inclusive Characters: 4–4:45 p.m. / Hanesbrands Theatre Booksigning: 12:30 p.m.

Cinda Williams Chima, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, writes fantasy for teens, including the Heir Chronicles and the Seven Realms series. Her critically acclaimed books have appeared on numerous state awards lists. An active member of the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, her latest installment in the Shattered Realm series is Deathcaster. Monsters, Magic, and Warrior Women (Young Adult): 10:30–11:30 a.m. / Hanesbrands Theatre Booksigning: 11:45 a.m.

Dhonielle Clayton is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Belles and co-author of the Tiny Pretty Things series. A graduate of Wake Forest University, Clayton is co-founder of CAKE Literary, a creative development company that focuses on developing diverse books for a wide array of readers, and COO of the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books. Her sequel to The Belles is The Everlasting Rose. Monsters, Magic, and Warrior Women (Young Adult): 10:30–11:30 a.m. / Hanesbrands Theatre Urgency of Now: Why the World Needs Diverse Books: 1–1:45 p.m. / Reynolds Place Theatre Booksignings: 11:45 a.m. & 2 p.m. Presented with support from The Chronicle 23 Lesa Cline-Ransome is the author of Before She Was Harriet, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book, a nominee for an NAACP image award, and winner of the Christopher Award. Her other books include Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson: Taking the Stage as the First Black-and-White Jazz Band in History and SEPT. 7

Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong. Finding Langston, a fictionalized coming of age story of Langston Hughes, won the 2019 Coretta Scott King Honor Award. Lesa Cline-Ransome & James Ransome (Ages 0–12): 10:30–11:15 a.m. / Kids Area Booksigning: 11:30 a.m. Presented with support from The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County’s Wells Fargo Arts-in- Education grant SATURDAY Stephen Compton was a small-town newspaper photographer in 1974 when he first visited North Carolina’s Seagrove region. Following this assignment, he brought together one of the state’s largest private collections, representing all periods of pottery production, which are often borrowed for exhibition and publication. He is the author of six NC pottery-related books, most recently North Carolina’s Moravian Potters. Traveling North Carolina with Arcadia: 10–11 a.m. / Mountcastle Forum Booksigning: 11:15 a.m.

Angie Cruz is the author of the novels, Soledad and Let It Rain Coffee, and has received fellowships from the New York Foundation of the Arts, Yaddo, and the MacDowell Colony. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of Aster(ix), a literary and arts journal, and is an associate professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh. Her newest novel is Dominicana. Finding Home: 11:00–11:45 a.m. / Reynolds Place Theatre

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Dave Cullen is the author of the New York Times bestseller Columbine. Following the tragedy at Parkland High School, Cullen wrote Parkland: Birth of a Movement, which received several starred reviews and was a bestseller. Cullen has also written for The New York Times, BuzzFeed, Vanity Fair, Times of London, New Republic, Newsweek, Guardian, and NPR’s On The Media. Gun Violence in America: A Conversation:

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Jen DeLuca has previously worked as a wardrobe master in the theatre, as an ice-show dresser, and currently works as a litigation paralegal. A proud member of Romance Writers of America, her work first appeared in the anthology Rough Edges. Her debut novel, Well Met, is a laugh-out-loud rom-com set at a Renaissance Faire. Fall in Love: 2–3 p.m. / Reynolds Place Theatre Booksigning: 3:15 p.m.

Deborah Fallows holds a PhD in theoretical linguistics and 7 SEPT. is the author of A Mother’s Work and Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language. She has written for The Atlantic, National Geographic, and The New York Times, among others, and has worked at the Pew Research Center, Oxygen Media, and Georgetown University. She collaborated with

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James Fallows has been a national correspondent for The Atlantic for more than 35 years, reporting from China, Japan, Southeast Asia, Europe, and across the United States. The author of 11 books and a former chief speechwriter for President Carter, he has won a National Book Award and a National Magazine Award. He collaborated with wife Deborah on Our Towns: A 100,000 Mile Journey Into the Heart of America, a national bestseller. photo: Michael Shay Polara Studio Our Towns: 1:15–2 p.m. / Mountcastle Forum Booksigning: 2:15 p.m. Presented with support from The Winston-Salem Foundation

Gale Galligan is the second author/illustrator of the new Baby-Sitters Club series following Raina Telgemeier. Previously, Galligan created a USA Today bestselling graphic novel adaptation of Dawn and the Impossible Three, and her work has appeared in several anthologies. The latest in the Baby-Sitters Club series is Boy-Crazy Stacey. Graphic Novel Workshop (Ages 8+): 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. / Sawtooth School / Ticket Required Seeing Stories: Graphic Novel Talk (Ages 8+ / ASL): 2:45–3:30 p.m. / Kids Area Booksigning: 3:45 p.m. Presented with support from Triad Moms on Main

Margaret George is the New York Times bestselling author of biographical novels about oversized historical characters, such as: Henry VIII, Mary Magdalene, Helen of Troy, and Elizabeth I. Her novel about Cleopatra was made into an Emmy-nominated ABC miniseries, and her novel, Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles, will be discussed in advance of the Piedmont Opera’s fall production of Mary, Queen of Scots. photo: Alison Kaufman Mary, Queen of Scots: 12:15–1 p.m. / Mountcastle Forum Booksigning: 1:15 p.m. Presented with support from the Piedmont Opera 25 • • • a Problem Solver a a Engineer • a Designer i am Artist • • • an Environmentalist Mathematician Possibility • • • a Farmer • a Pioneer • an Artist an Teacher • Potential A Progressive,• independent• a Teacher a • a Horticulturist a Dentist an Innovator school inspiring• a community• an • a Baker • an Inventor a Lawyer Veterinariandid you know of learners from age three • an • • • an Entrepreneur Architectall of these books a Nurse an Author to 9th Grade.• were turned • • I am a • a Engineer a Actor • a Doctor a Chef • into films? • • a Problem Possibility Designer • an Artist Writer • • • an Athlete • a Far an an Environmentalist Pioneer l • • • a Teacher • a Citizen a Author • an Innovator a Doctor • • • Innovator • a Nurse An Inventor • a Teacher an • • Engineer • a Designer Am Author • An Entrepreneur • • • a An Author Doctor A Chef BArtisteau t•i fau Probleml Boy Solver • • • an Environmentalist CMathematian You E v cianer Possibilit • • a Farmer • a Pioneer • an Engineer a Teacher PotentialForgive Me? • • a Teacher • a • • a Horticulturist a Dentist B ano yInnovator Erased • • an • a Baker • an Inventor a Lawyer TVeterinarianhe Afterm ath 2100 REYNOLDA ROAD • 336.722.2777 • an • SUMMITSCHOOL.COM• an Entrepreneur IfArchitect Beale S t•r ae Nurseet an Author • • • • a Designer ActorCoul d• aT Doctoralk a Chef a Engineer • • a Mathm Possibility an anT Artistrans i•t a Problem Solver • • • an Athlete • a Farmer a ThEnvironmentaliste Chaperone Potential • • • a Teacher • a Citizen a Pioneer • an Innovator a Doctor • • • an Inventor • a Lawyer ...wDentistonde r• aw Veterinarianhat a Baker • • boano Architectk will b e a Nurse next?

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Anne Fitten Glenn is the author of Western North Carolina Beer: A Mountain Brew History and Asheville Beer: An Intoxicating History of Mountain Brewing. She pens a regular “Mountain Brews” feature for Edible Asheville magazine and has written for USA Today, Esquire, and Vanity Fair, among others. Traveling North Carolina with Arcadia: 10–11 a.m. / Mountcastle Forum Booksigning: 11:15 a.m.

Chris Grabenstein is the New York Times bestselling author of 7 SEPT. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics, Mr. Lemoncello’s Great Library Race, The Island of Dr. Libris, the Welcome to Wonderland series, and many others. Grabenstein has also co-authored numerous page-turners with James Patterson, including the House of Robots and Treasure photo: Elena Seibert Hunters series. His latest middle grade novel is Mr. Lemoncello’s All-Star Breakout Game. Solo Session (Ages 8+): 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. / Kids Area Booksigning: 12:45 p.m. Presented with support from Summit School

Jasmine Guillory, a graduate of Wellesley College and Stanford Law School, is a lawyer and the New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Date, a Reese Witherspoon Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick. She has been published in Cosmopolitan, Real Simple, The Toast, and The Hairpin, and has been featured on The Today Show. The Wedding Party is her latest book. Bookmarks’ Blind Dates: 12–12:45 p.m. / Reynolds Place Theatre Fall in Love: 2–3 p.m. / Reynolds Place Theatre Booksignings: 1 p.m. & 3:15 p.m.

Rajia Hassib’s first novel, In the Language of Miracles, was a New York Times Editors’ Choice selection and received an honorable mention from the Arab American Book Awards. She holds a Master of Creative Writing degree from Marshall University and has written for The New York Times Book Review and The New Yorker online. A Pure Heart is a powerful novel about two Egyptian sisters, their divergent fates, and the secrets of one family. Finding Home: 11–11:45 a.m. / Reynolds Place Theatre Book Club Spotlight: 1:45–2:30 p.m. / Calvary Moravian Church Booksignings: 12 p.m. & 2:45 p.m. Presented with support from Salem College

Billy Jensen has spent 15 years as a journalist investigating unsolved murders, co-founding the Long Island Press newspaper, True Crime Report, and the largest public unsolved murders database. After the death of his friend, crime writer Michelle McNamara, Jensen finished her book I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, which became a New York Times bestseller. Chase Darkness with Me: How One True Crime Writer Started Solving Murders is Jensen’s first solo

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Jeremy B. Jones is the author of the 2014 Appalachian Book of the Year in nonfiction, Bearwallow: A Personal History of a Mountain Homeland. His essays appear in Oxford American, The Iowa Review, and frequently in Our State magazine. An associate professor of English at Western Carolina University, he recently contributed to Appalachian Reckoning. Appalachian Reckoning: 3:30–4:30 p.m. / Mountcastle Forum Booksigning: 4:45 p.m.

Joy Jones is the author of Fearless Public Speaking: A Guide 7 SEPT. for Beginners and Private Lessons: A Book of Meditations for Teachers. The director of The Spoken Word, a performance poetry ensemble in Washington, DC, her children’s book, Tambourine Moon, was chosen in 2000 by the American Booksellers Association as one of the best books for children by the black caucus of the American Library Association. Public Speaking Workshop (Ages 12+): 1:30–2:30 p.m. / Sawtooth School / Ticket Required Booksigning: 3 p.m.

Martha Hall Kelly’s debut novel Lilac Girls became an instant New York Times bestseller in 2016. A historical fiction author, Kelly runs a detailed blog on the research poured into her novels. She released her highly anticipated prequel to Lilac Girls in April titled Lost Roses. Bookmarks’ Blind Dates: 12–12:45 p.m. / Reynolds Place Theatre Book & Author Tea: 4:30–5:30 p.m. / Footnote photo: Jeff Mosier Booksignings: 1 p.m. at Booksigning Tent & 5:30 p.m. at Footnote

Ann Mah is the author of the food memoir Mastering the Art of French Eating and the novel Kitchen Chinese. Mah regularly contributes to The New York Times’ Travel section, Condé Nast Traveler, Vogue.com, BonAppetit.com, and Washingtonian magazine. Her latest novel, The Lost Vintage, is a historical novel set during and after WWII. Book & Author Tea: 4:30–5:30 p.m. / Footnote Booksigning: 5:30 p.m. / Footnote

Kerri Maniscalco is the author of the New York Times bestselling novels Stalking Jack the Ripper, Hunting Prince Dracula, and Escaping From Houdini, an acclaimed series of mystery thrillers that chase “the Ripper” through history. Capturing the Devil is the series finale. Monsters, Magic, and Warrior Women (Young Adult): 10:30–11:30 a.m. / Hanesbrands Theatre That’s Unexpected: Retelling the Story with Characters You Know: 3:45–4:30 p.m. / Reynolds Place Theatre Booksigning: 11:45 a.m.

Tif Marcelo believes in and writes about the strength of families, the endurance of friendship, and “heart-eyes romance.” Marcelo is a veteran Army nurse and holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Public Administration. Her first adult novel is The Key to Happily Ever After. Book Club Spotlight: 1:45–2:30 p.m. / Calvary Moravian Church photo: Franchesca Cole Booksigning: 2:45 p.m. 29 DOES IT REALLY TAKE 10,000 HOURS TO MASTER SOMETHING?

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Brent Martin is the author of three chapbook collections of poetry as well as Every Breath Sings Mountains with co-authors Barbara Duncan and Thomas Rain Crowe. Martin is also the author of Hunting for Camellias at Horseshoe Bend, a nonfiction chapbook. He serves as the Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet for the West. His new book is The Changing Blue Ridge Mountains: Essays on Journeys Past and Present. Traveling North Carolina with Arcadia: 10–11 a.m. / Mountcastle Forum

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Stacy McAnulty is the author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl, the chapter book series The Dino Files and Goldie Blox, and picture books including Moon, Sun, Earth, Beautiful, and Brave, among others. A former mechanical engineer, McAnulty primarily writes about math and science. Her new middle grade novel is The World Ends in April. Space Storytime (Ages 0–6): 11–11:30 a.m. / Footnote Middle School Stinks (Ages 8+ / ASL): 1:45–2:30 p.m. / Kids Area Booksignings: 11:45 a.m. & 2:45 p.m.

Meredith McCarroll earned her PhD in English at the University of Tennessee and is now the Director of Writing and Rhetoric at Bowdoin College. Her work has appeared in Bitter Southerner, Southern Cultures, Appalachian Journal, and elsewhere. She is the author of Unwhite: Appalachia, Race, and Film and edited (along with Anthony Harkins) Appalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy. Appalachian Reckoning: 3:30–4:30 p.m. / Mountcastle Forum Booksigning: 4:45 p.m.

Sarah McCoy is the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of Marilla of Green Gables, The Mapmaker’s Children, The Baker’s Daughter, a 2012 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction nominee, and The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico. McCoy’s work has been featured in Real Simple, The Millions, Your Health Monthly, Huffington Post, and others. Life’s Messes and What I Learned Along the Way: 10–10:45 a.m. / Reynolds Place Theatre Booksigning: 11 a.m.

Steve M. Miller is the author of North Carolina Unionists and the Fight Over Secession. His other works include Slave Escapes and The Underground Railroad in North Carolina. Miller is currently an adjunct history instructor for Forsyth Technical Community College and Randolph Community College. Traveling North Carolina with Arcadia: 10–11 a.m. / Mountcastle Forum Booksigning: 11:15 a.m.

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Joseph Mills is a professor at UNCSA and has published six poetry collections with Press 53, including This Miraculous Turning, winner of the 2015 Roanoke-Chowan Award, North Carolina’s highest honor for a collection of poems. Mills’ poetry has been featured in former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser’s syndicated newspaper column “American Life in Poetry.” His first short story collection is Bleachers: Fifty-Four Linked Fictions. The Literary Triad: 11:15 a.m.–12 p.m. / Mountcastle Forum Booksigning: 12:15 p.m.

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Maika Moulite is a Miami native and daughter of Haitian immigrants. Moulite is committed to helping nonprofits and major organizations tell their stories online and blogs at Daily Ellement, a lifestyle website. Her latest novel, Dear Haiti, Love Alaine, is co-authored with her sister Maritza. Friday Authors in Schools Visits Only; No Saturday Appearance.

Maritza Moulite has worked for NBC News, CNN, and USA TODAY and blogs for Daily Ellement, a lifestyle website featuring everything from diverse inspirational women to career guidance. Dear Haiti, Love Alaine, is co- authored with her sister Maika. Friday Authors in Schools Visits Only; No Saturday Appearance.

Ricardo Nazario y Colón is a Puerto Rican poet, artist, and teacher. As a student at the University of Kentucky, Nazario y Colón became a co-founder of the Affrilachian Poets. In 2001, he was featured in the PBS documentary Coal Black Voices. As a member of the Affrilachian Poets, he is particularly engaged in the fight against mountaintop removal mining. He has most recently contributed to the Appalachian Reckoning anthology. Appalachian Reckoning: 3:30–4:30 p.m. / Mountcastle Forum Booksigning: 4:45 p.m.

Valerie Nieman is a poet, novelist, and professor of English at NC A&T State University. A former journalist and farmer, she is the author of three novels, as well as collections of poetry and short fiction. Nieman is a graduate of West Virginia University and received an MFA from Queens University of Charlotte. Her novel Blood Clay received the Eric Hoffer Prize in General Fiction. Neiman’s latest novel, To The Bones, is a mystery set in West Virginia. The Literary Triad: 11:15 a.m.–12 p.m. / Mountcastle Forum Booksigning: 12:15 p.m.

Téa Obreht is the internationally bestselling author of The Tiger’s Wife, a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the 2011 Orange Prize for fiction. She was the recipient of a 2016 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and currently teaches at Hunter College. Her new novel, Inland, is an epic tale of a journey across the American West in 1893 in which the lives of a former outlaw and a frontierswoman collide. photo: Franchesca Cole Real Life Reimagined: Historical Fiction: 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. / Calvary Moravian Church Bookmarks’ Signed First Picks: 2:45–3:45 p.m. / Calvary Moravian Church Booksignings: 12:45 p.m. & 4 p.m. Presented with support from High Point University’s Department of English 33 Anne Marie Pace is a beloved children’s author with a focus on the unexpected and warmhearted. Her picture books include Groundhug Day, Busy-Eyed Day, Pigloo, and the four books of the Vampirina Ballerina series, which inspired the hit Disney Junior animated series Vampirina. Her new picture SEPT. 7

book is Sunny’s Tow Truck Saves the Day. Tow Truck Storytime (Ages 0–4): 11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. & 2:45-3:15 p.m. / Footnote Booksigning: 12:30 p.m.

Andy Parker is the father of Alison Parker, a journalist killed on live television. Since that horrific moment, Parker has been a national gun reform advocate who has appeared on all major news networks. His book, For Alison: The Murder of a Young Journalist and a Father’s Fight for Gun Safety, is co- SATURDAY authored by Senator Tim Kaine. Together with his wife, Parker runs the For Alison Foundation, which creates opportunities for children to experience the arts. Gun Violence in America: A Conversation: 10:30–11:30 a.m. / Calvary Moravian Church Booksigning: 11:45 a.m.

Michael Parker is the author of six novels and three collections of stories. His short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in the Washington Post, The New York Times Magazine, the Oxford American, and other publications and has been anthologized in The O. Henry Prize Stories and The Pushcart Prize. Parker retired from the MFA Writing Program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2019. His latest novel is Prairie Fever.

Tasha Thomas photo: Tasha Real Life Reimagined: Historical Fiction: 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. / Calvary Moravian Church Booksigning: 12:45 p.m. Presented in honor of Victor F. Harllee, Jr.

Jacob Paul is an assistant professor of English at High Point University. A 9/11 World Trade survivor, he won the 2008 Utah Writers’ Contest and the 2007 Richard Scowcroft Prize. Paul is the author of Sarah/Sara, A Song of Ilan, and his new novel The Last Tower to Heaven. The Literary Triad: 11:15 a.m.–12 p.m. / Mountcastle Forum Booksigning: 12:15 p.m.

Mary Laura Philpott is the founding editor of Musing, the online magazine of Parnassus Books, as well as an Emmy-winning co-host of the show “A Word on Words” on Nashville Public Television. She wrote and illustrated Penguins with People Problems, a quirky look at the embarrassments of being human, and I Miss You When I Blink, which features essays examining the overlap of the absurd and the profound in everyday life.

photo: Justin Bishop Life’s Messes and What I Learned Along the Way: 10–10:45 a.m. / Reynolds Place Theatre Booksigning: 11 a.m. Presented with support from WSNC 90.5 FM

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Greg Pizzoli’s first picture book, The Watermelon Seed, was published by Disney-Hyperion Books and was the 2014 recipient of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. In 2015, Tricky Vic was selected by The New York Times as one of the Ten Best Illustrated Books of the Year. In 2017, he won a Geisel Honor award for Good Night Owl. A two-time winner of the Portfolio Honor Awards from photo: Patrick Montero the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, he is the illustrator of the new A Jack Book series written by Mac Barnett. Storytime with Mac Barnett & Greg Pizzoli (Ages 4–8):

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James E. Ransome’s illustrations for Before She Was Harriett received the 2018 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. His other award-winning titles include Coretta Scott King Honor Book Uncle Jed’s Barbershop, Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, and Let My People Go, winner of the NAACP Image Award. He frequently collaborates with his wife, author Lesa Cline-Ransome, on titles including: Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams and Before She Was Harriet. The Bell Rang is his new picture book. Lesa Cline-Ransome & James Ransome (Ages 0–12): 10:30–11:15 a.m. / Kids Area Storytime (Ages 0–6): 3:30–4 p.m. / Footnote Booksigning: 11:30 a.m. Presented with support from The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County’s Wells Fargo Arts-in-Education grant

Mary Doria Russell is a historical fiction and science-fiction novelist, best known for her Sparrow duology. Trained as a paleoanthropologist and the author of scientific articles on subjects ranging from bone biology to cannibalism, Russell received her doctorate in biological anthropology from the University of Michigan. Her latest novel, The Women of the Copper Country, follows Annie Clements, “America’s Joan of Arc.” Real Life Reimagined: Historical Fiction: 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. / Calvary Moravian Church Book Club Spotlight: 1:45–2:30 p.m. / Calvary Moravian Church Booksigning: 2:45 p.m.

Victoria Schwab is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels for readers of all ages, including This Savage Song, Our Dark Duet, and the Shades of Magic series, which has been translated into 15 languages. Her newest book, Tunnel of Bones, is the sequel to her middle grade novel City of Ghosts. Monsters, Magic, and Warrior Women (Young Adult): photo: JJim Rizzuto 10:30–11:30 a.m. / Hanesbrands Theatre Seeing Ghosts (Ages 8+): 12:45–1:30 p.m. / Kids Area Booksigning: 1:45 p.m

35 Andrew Shaffer is the New York Times bestselling author of Fifty Shames of Earl Grey, Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden Mystery, and other fiction and nonfiction titles. He is a two-time Goodreads Choice Award nominee and a finalist in the Humor category. Shaffer has appeared as a guest SEPT. 7

on NPR, FOX News, and CBS, and has been published in McSweeney’s, Mental Floss, and The Daily Beast. His newest book, Hope Rides Again, is the second in the Obama Biden Mystery series. Bookmarks’ Blind Dates: 12–12:45 p.m. / Reynolds Place Theatre That’s Unexpected: Retelling the Story with Characters You Know: 3:45–4:30 p.m. / Reynolds Place Theatre Booksigning: 1 p.m. SATURDAY Megan Shepherd is the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Madman’s Daughter trilogy, The Cage trilogy, the middle grade novel The Secret Horses of Briar Hill, and YA fantasy novel Grim Lovelies. Midnight Beauties is her newest book. Monsters, Magic, and Warrior Women (Young Adult): 10:30–11:30 a.m. / Hanesbrands Theatre That’s Unexpected: Retelling the Story with Characters You Know: 3:45–4:30 p.m. / Reynolds Place Theatre Booksigning: 11:45 a.m.

Amber Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of the young adult novels The Way I Used to Be and The Last to Let Go. An advocate for increased awareness of gendered violence and LGBTQ+ equality, Smith writes in the hope that her books can help to foster change and encourage dialogue surrounding these issues. Her new young adult novel is Something Like Gravity. YA Writing Workshop (Ages 12+): 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. / Hanesbrands Theatre / Free Do You See Me? The Importance of Inclusive Characters: 4–4:45 p.m. / Hanesbrands Theatre Booksigning: 12:45 p.m. Presented with support from the Forsyth County Public Library’s On the Same Page program

Belinda Smith-Sullivan is a chef, spice blends entrepreneur, and a commercially rated pilot. She has a culinary arts degree from Johnson & Wales University, writes a monthly column for South Carolina Living and Bella Magazine, and is an active member of the Southern Foodways Alliance, International Association of Culinary Professionals, and Les Dames d’Escoffier. Her new cookbook, Just Peachy, features 70 recipes for

photo: Carolyn Scott Photography appetizers, entrees, desserts, sauces, preserves, and drinks. Just Peachy: 3–3:45 p.m. / 4th Street Breezeway Booksigning: 4 p.m. Presented with support from Dewey’s Bakery

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