Saturday, October 19, 20242:00 – 5:00pm, Rain Taxi Table Minnesota poet and fiction writer Bill Meissner, pictured here with his trusty 1960 manual typewriter, will be using it to type … Read More

Saturday, October 19, 20243:00 – 4:30pm, Activities Area It’s an election year, so drop by to celebrate the joy of voting with Dr. Artika Tyner, author of the new children’s … Read More

Saturday, October 19, 20242:00 – 3:00pm, Activities Area Join everyone’s favorite “Kitchen Pantry Scientist” Liz Lee Heinecke to explore some of the projects featured in her new book She Can … Read More

Saturday, October 19, 202412:30 – 2:00pm, Activities Area Every story is important—so come share yours with acclaimed New York Times Bestselling children’s book author Matt Eicheldinger! In his new book … Read More

Saturday, October 19, 2024Activities Area, 11:30am – 12:30pm Children of all ages are invited to visit with acclaimed artist Lucy Michell, illustrator of the new book The Moons, and make … Read More

Saturday, October 19, 202410:00am – 2:00pm, Rain Taxi Table As a writer and filmmaker, David Shields is renowned for his deployment of dialogue, collage/remix techniques, and autofictional strategies in the … Read More

David Housewright, Stephen Mack Jones, and Mindy Mejia Saturday, October 19, 2024Showcase Stage, 4:15pm Masters of crime fiction present their latest works! About the Authors David Housewright has won the Edgar … Read More

Christi Furnas and Özge Samanci Moderated by Olivia Fredricks Saturday, October 19, 2024Youth & Comics Stage, 4:00pm Join graphic novelists Özge Samanci and Christi Furnas as they discuss their new … Read More

Freeman Ng, Megan Cooley Peterson, Chloe Spencer, and Anton Treuer Saturday, October 19, 2024Youth & Comics Stage, 3:00pm YA readers, join us for this year’s Young Adult Showcase, where four … Read More

Becca Farrow and Christopher Lincoln Moderated by Nathan Lueth. This event will be ASL interpreted! Saturday, October 19, 2024Youth & Comics Page, 2:15pm Join illustrator Becca Farrow and author-illustrator Christopher … Read More

Juliana Brandt, Abby Cooper, Nina Hamza, and Alison McGhee This event will be ASL interpreted! Saturday, October 19, 2024Youth & Comics Stage, 1:15pm Join four amazing Minnesota authors as they … Read More

Heather Murphy Capps, Erin Soderberg Downing, and Pete Hautman Moderated by Laurie Hertzel. This event will be ASL interpreted! Saturday, October 19, 2024Youth & Comics Stage, 11:30am Join authors Heather … Read More

Shannon Gibney, Kim Larson, Raquel MacKay, and Eliza Wheeler Saturday, October 19, 2024Youth & Comics Stage, 10:05am Start your day at the TCBF with a celebration of four new children’s … Read More

Ty Chapman, John Coy, and Chris Park Saturday, October 19, 2024Youth & Comics Stage, 10:45am Join children’s book creators Ty Chapman, John Coy, and Chris Park for a tour through the magic of picture … Read More

Contents Under Pressuremoderated by Miles Harvey Saturday, October 19, 2024Talks Stage, 4:15pm Two Chicago novelists join us to share thoughts on writing narratives that deal with the enduring pressures of … Read More

in conversation with Patrick Nathan Saturday, October 19, 2024Talks Stage, 3:30pm In his latest book, How We Got Here, groundbreaking author David Shields argues that Melville plus Nietzsche divided by the square root … Read More

Composing the Story of Minnesota Music Saturday, October 19, 2024Talks Stage, 2:45pm In this unique live audio-visual presentation, author and podcast host Andrea Swensson will connect the dots between her two latest … Read More

Braiding History with Fiction This event will be ASL interpreted! Saturday, October 19, 2024Talks Stage, 2:00pm Join us as two travelers to the Twin Cities present new novels set against … Read More

A Talk About Ray This event will be ASL interpreted! Saturday, October 19, 2024Talks Stage, 1:15pm Art lovers won’t want to miss this vivid visual tour through the work of enigmatic … Read More

Blue Light Hours This event will be ASL interpreted! Saturday, October 19, 2024Talks Stage, 12:30pm Join us for a conversation with Bruna Dantas Lobato, who won the 2023 National Book Award … Read More

The Philosophy of Translation Book Launch This event will be ASL interpreted! Saturday, October 29, 2024Talks Stage, 11:45am Join us for a first look at The Philosophy of Translation by award-winning translator … Read More

The Braille Encyclopedia Book Launch This event will be ASL interpreted! Saturday, October 19, 2024Talks Stage, 11:00am Join us for a special launch event with Naomi Cohn, author of the newly … Read More

in conversation with Kendall Mark and Brittany Arneson Saturday, October 19, 2024 Talks Stage, 10:15am Learn how to deploy your greatest asset—yourself—as global communications strategist Maha Abouelenein rolls out 7 Rules of Self-Reliance!  At … Read More

This event will be ASL interpreted! Saturday, October 19, 2024Youth & Comics Stage, 12:15pm This year’s TCBF keynote features award-winning author Kao Kalia Yang discussing her banner year of not one, not … Read More