Join us for the Heartland Book Fest!!!

Schedule of Events:

09:15 am - 09:45 am: Storytime - Stacey Abrams: Stacey Speaks Up
09:30 am - 11:00 am: Workshop - The Contrapuntal Poem: More Than One Way to Read
10:00 am - 02:00 pm: Speaker - Kate Brady Murr: Customized Poems On-The-Spot
10:00 am - 10:45 am: Workshop - Delectable Writing: The Art of Food Writing
10:00 am - 10:45 am: Panel - Audiobooks for All
10:00 am - 10:45 am: Speaker - Mexikid by Pedro Martín
10:00 am - 11:00 am: Workshop - Book Journaling
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Read It Watch It - Pride and Prejudice
10:45 am - 11:15 am: Book Signing - Pedro Martín
11:00 am - 11:45 am: Workshop - Delectable Writing: The Art of Food Writing
11:00 am - 11:45 am: Panel - Keeping it Short: The Attraction of Short Stories and Essays for Readers and Writers  
11:15 am - 12:00 pm: Workshop - Family Cookbook
11:15 am - 12:15 pm: Speakers - Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras by Sarah Chapelle
11:15 am - 12:45 pm: Workshop - Flash Nonfiction: Writing About Your Life
11:45 am - 12:00 pm: Book Signing - Keeping it Short: The Attraction of Short Stories and Essays for Readers and Writers
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm: Zine Workshop - Pedro Martín  
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm: Book Signing - Sarah Chapelle
12:15 pm - 01:00 pm: Panel - A Community of Readers: Kansas City Bookstore Owners
12:30 pm - 01:30 pm: Workshop - Book Journaling
12:45 pm - 01:45 pm: Speakers - Tommy Orange (Wandering Stars) and Deborah Jackson Taffa (Whiskey Tender: A Memoir)  
01:00 pm - 03:00 pm: Read It Watch It - Bridget Jones's Diary
01:00 pm - 02:30 pm: Workshop - Writing a Ghost Story
01:45 pm - 02:45 pm: Workshop - Zine 101
01:45 pm - 02:15 pm: Book Signing - Deborah Jackson Taffa
02:15 pm - 03:00 pm: Speakers - Stacey Abrams on the Importance of Libraries
03:00 pm - 03:30 pm: Book Signing - Stacey Abrams

Date: October 12, 2024

Location: The Kansas City Public Library,

14 W 10th St,

Kansas City, MO 64105

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