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For Immediate Release (August 30, 2010)
Utah Humanities Council’s Annual Book Festival Lineup Announced
Celebrating its thirteenth year this October, the Utah Humanities Book Festival is Utah’s most exciting literary event. The festival is a chance for book lovers of all types to kick back and enjoy some great events without having to spend any money. A gift to the public from the Utah Humanities Council, the festival will be held at Salt Lake’s downtown City Library at 210 East 400 South, October 19-23--as well as at other Salt Lake locations during the month. The Festival extends throughout National Book Month (October) to thirteen other communities across the state.
In Utah’s capital city, the festival consists of on-stage interviews, readings, talks, a poetry slam, films, a mash-up competition, book signings, a working replica of the famed 18th Century Washington Press, bookmaking and for children, and much more, including book store and other vendors.
David Pace, Festival Director, notes that author participation at this year’s Festival is especially strong. “The Festival’s theme--‘What Kind of Idea Are You?’-- is from a Salman Rushdie quote,” he says. “We have a reputation for bringing in national and local authors in conversation with each other ‘on stage’ and representing almost every genre including fiction, biography, juvenile lit., poetry, history, memoir and environmental writing. Join the conversation to find out and express what kind of idea YOU are,” he concludes.
This year’s leading presenters include internationally best-selling author Tess Gerritsen (Rizzoli and Isles series, debuting soon on TNT); celebrated novelist of the American West Thomas McGuane (“Driving on the Rim”); children’s book authors Mark and Caralyn Buehner (“Snowmen” series); New Yorker regular Ian Frazier (“Travels in Siberia”); bi-lingual children’s author Rene Colon Lainez (“From North To South: Del Norte al Sur”); Iraqi-vet/poet Brian Turner (“Phantom Noise”); Lakota-wisdom author Joseph Marshall (“To You We Shall Return”); former Home and Garden editor Dominique Browning (“Slow Love”) with Mormon memoirist Phyllis Barber (“Raw Edges”); and award-winning Washington Post reporter Ted Gup (“Secret Gift”) among many others, some still to be confirmed.
Each year, the Book Festival has expanded to other locations around Utah. Currently, 2010 events are scheduled in Logan, Brigham City, Tremonton, Ogden, Salt Lake City, Orem, Provo, Park City, Vernal, Ephraim, Delta, Cedar City, Moab, and St. George. For a complete schedule of activities or additional information, visit the Book Festival website at www.utahhumanities.org/BookFestival.htm, check out our page on Facebook, or call the Utah Humanities Council at 801.359.9670.
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The Utah Humanities Council is a nonprofit organization that provides lifelong learning across the state through programs that explore diverse traditions, values, and ideas. UHC is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks Fund, the State of Utah, and gifts from individuals, foundations, and corporations. Each year, the Council underwrites hundreds of educational and cultural programs throughout Utah. For more information, visit www.utahhumanities.org or www.facebook.com/utahhumanitiescouncil.
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