Bookend Events


In addition to our blockbuster big day on October 19, this year’s TCBF will include select
community events in the weeks before and after. Extend your festival fun!

Still to come:   Jeffrey Brown  •  Past Events


Jeffrey Brown


Saturday, November 2, 4:00 pm
Lake Monster Brewing
 550 Vandalia St, St Paul, MN 55114

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Join us for some afternoon fun with the Eisner Award-winning, New York Times bestselling cartoonist Jeffrey Brown, who will treat us to a presentation on his new release this fall: Kids Are Still Weird And More Observations from Parenthood. In this book for readers of all ages, Brown offers sweet and surreal anecdotes from his life as a parent, comics that capture how curious, hilarious, and yes, weird, kids can be. When he was a kid, Jeffrey dreamed of growing up to draw comics for a living, and now he’s living that dream! Don’t miss this afternoon of fun with a comics legend.

Book sales of Kids Are Still Weird and other titles by Jeffrey Brown will be available onsite thanks to Red Balloon Bookshop, and Brown will sign books in a reception after his presentation. This event is free and open to the public!

Jeffrey Brown is the bestselling author of the Darth Vader and Son and Jedi Academy series, as well as numerous other books, including middle grade comics (his Lucy & Andy Neanderthal was 40,000 years in the making), humorous superhero books (most recently Batman and Robin and Howard), relatable observational comics (Cats Are Weird), adult graphic memoirs (Clumsy, Unlikely), irreverent parodies (Incredible Change-Bots), and imaginative tributes (My Teacher Is A Robot).

Past Bookend Events


Katherine Packert Burke and Alejandro Puyana


The 2024 Twin Cities Book Festival kicked off with two lively events at Magers & Quinn Booksellers, one of the official booksellers of the Festival! Katherine Packert Burke discussed her debut novel Still Life with torrin a. greathouse and Alejandro Puyana discussed his debut novel Freedom Is A Feast with novelist Nigar Alam. If you missed these events, you can still purchase their books—just click on the title to purchase from Magers & Quinn!

Alan Moore


Legendary British author Alan Moore discussed his new novel, The Great When, with Minnesota's own Benjamin Percy on October 1st.  Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Book Festival was proud to partner with our pals at the Wisconsin Book Festival for this special virtual event. Click the button below to watch the replay!
Watch the Replay

Dobby Gibson


Dobby Gibson and Carmen Giménez read from their recent publications at this special book launch event for Dobby Gibson's Hold Everything. The two also discussed Gibson's process and inspiration for his newest collection of poems.

Kate DiCamillo


As part of Book Week at the University of Minnesota, Kate DiCamillo offered a meditation on how reading and writing stories can help us become ourselves.

Lisa Yee


2024 Kerlan Award winner discussed her work.