Ringing in their 16th year, the South Dakota Festival of Books is a weekend that allows local writers, best-selling authors, and book lovers to come together to talk all thing literature. Complete with workshops and special screenings, 605 compiled a list of all of the events to ensure you wouldn’t miss a thing.
SEPTEMBER 17
7 P.M.
– THE GREATEST STORIES RARELY TOLD | LARSON MEMORIAL CONCERT HALL, BROOKINGS | 7 P.M. | Stop by to kick off the Festival of Books by listening to Bart D. Ehrman, a Biblical scholar, talk about discrepancies of scripture.
SEPTEMBER 18
1 P.M.
– “THE LOVELY BONES” | BROOKINGS CINEMA, BROOKINGS | 1 P.M. |
SEPTEMBER 20
10 A.M.
– “INDIANS” VS INDIANS: WRITING THE TRUTH | WASHINGTON PAVILION, SIOUX FALLS |
– FROM THREE HATS TO ONE HEART | WASHINGTON PAVILION, SIOUX FALLS |
– I MAKE PICTURE BOOK, AND YOU CAN TOO! | WASHINGTON PAVILION, SIOUX FALLS |
– PET’A SHOWS MISUN THE LIGHT | WASHINGTON PAVILION, SIOUX FALLS |
11 A.M.
– ARRR: RESEARCHING AND WRITING ABOUT PIRATES | WASHINGTON PAVILION, SIOUX FALLS |
– FROM LAKOTA ORAL TRADITION TO PRINTED BOOK | WASHINGTON PAVILION, SIOUX FALLS |
– WRITING ABOUT THE GREAT OUTDOORS | WASHINGTON PAVILION, SIOUX FALLS | 11 A.M. |
12:30 P.M.
– “INDIANS” VS INDIANS: WRITING THE TRUTH | WASHINGTON PAVILION, SIOUX FALLS |
– FROM THREE HATS TO ONE HEART | WASHINGTON PAVILION, SIOUX FALLS |
– I MAKE PICTURE BOOK, AND YOU CAN TOO! | WASHINGTON PAVILION, SIOUX FALLS |
– PET’A SHOWS MISUN THE LIGHT | WASHINGTON PAVILION, SIOUX FALLS |
1:30 P.M.
– FROM LAKOTA ORAL TRADITION TO PRINTED BOOK | WASHINGTON PAVILION, SIOUX FALLS |
– HOW I BECAME A WRITER, AND WHAT I DO | WASHINGTON PAVILION, SIOUX FALLS |
– WRITING ABOUT PEOPLE IN HISTORY | WASHINGTON PAVILION, SIOUX FALLS |
4 P.M.
– AN INFAMOUS JOURNEY | SIOUXLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY, DOWNTOWN SIOUX FALLS |
7:30 P.M.
– FESTIVAL FUNDRAISER & AUTHOR RECEPTION | WOSTER CELEBRATION HALL, BROOKINGS | This event is the perfect chance to meet festival authors and connect through your love of literature.
SEPTEMBER 21
9 A.M.
– THE GREAT AMERICAN READ: “THE GRAPES OF WRATH” | FISHBACK STUDIO THEATER, BROOKINGS |
10 A.M.
– DIGITAL STORYTELLING: WHAT MAKES IT WORK? | SDSU STUDENT UNION, BROOKINGS |
– I MAKE PICTURE BOOKS, AND YOU CAN TOO! | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– LAURA INGALLS WILDER, ROSE WILDER LANE & YELLOW JOURNALISM | SDSU STUDENT UNION, BROOKINGS |
– LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION | CITY COUNTY BUILDING, BROOKINGS | Get your tickets for one of the many workshops offered during this festival. Led by Brenda Donavan and Christine Mager Wevik, learn about the importance of setting.
– PET’A SHOWS MISUN THE LIGHT | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– SAY WHAT? DIALOGUE, TAG LINES & NARRATIVE VOICE | BROOKINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY, BROOKINGS |
– THE FIRST PAGE: HOW TO HOOK AGENTS & EDITORS | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
– THE GAME-CHANGING PLOT BOX (WORKSHOP) | BROOKINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY |
– THE HISTORY AND OUTCOMES OF AMERICAN INDIAN CHILD PLACEMENT | SDSU STUDENT UNION, BROOKINGS |
– WRITING ABOUT THE GREAT OUTDOORS | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
11 A.M.
– “INDIANS” VS INDIANS: WRITING THE TRUTH | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– A REPORTER’S LIFE | SDSU STUDENT UNION, BROOKINGS |
– FROM LAKOTA ORAL TRADITION TO PRINTED BOOK | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– FROM THREE HATS TO ONE HEART | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– OAK LAKE WRITERS SOCIETY | SDSU STUDENT UNION, BROOKINGS |
– SDPB LIVE BROADCAST | LARSON MEMORIAL CONCERT HALL, BROOKINGS |
– WHAT WRITERS CAN LEARN FROM LINGUISTS | SDSU STUDENT UNION, BROOKINGS |
11:30 A.M.
– THE GREAT AMERICAN READ: “THE OUTSIDERS” | FISHBACK STUDIO THEATER, BROOKINGS |
12 P.M.
– ALL THE PRESIDENT’S GARDENS | MCCRORY GARDENS, BROOKINGS |
– BUFFALO MAN | SDSU STUDENT UNION, BROOKINGS |
– ON THIS DAY IN SOUTH DAKOTA HISTORY | SDSU STUDENT UNION, BROOKINGS |
– WE MOVE AS A GROUP | SDSU STUDENT UNION, BROOKINGS |
12:30 P.M.
– I MAKE PICTURE BOOKS, AND YOU CAN TOO! | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– PET’A SHOWS MISUN THE LIGHT | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– WRITING ABOUT PEOPLE IN HISTORY | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
1 P.M.
– CONTEMPORARY WAR FICTION | SDSU STUDENT UNION, BROOKINGS |
– CRAZY ABOUT CHARACTER (WORKSHOP) | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
– FIRST LADIES OF RUNNING | SDSU BRIGGS LIBRARY, BROOKINGS |
– MAKE YOUR PROSE SPARKLE (WORKSHOP) | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
– MIRROR NEURONS & POEMS OF LOSS & ELEGY | SDSU STUDENT UNION, BROOKINGS |
– PAUL GOBLE, STORYTELLER | SOUTH DAKOTA ART MUSEUM, BROOKINGS |
– THE HEMINGSES OF MONTICELLO | SDSU STUDENT UNION, BROOKINGS |
1:30 P.M.
– ARRR: RESEARCHING AND WRITING ABOUT PIRATES | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– FROM LAKOTA ORAL TRADITION TO PRINTED BOOK | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– HOW I BECAME A WRITER, AND WHAT I DO | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– SCREENING AND DISCUSSION: “RETURN TO RAINY MOUNTAIN” | BROOKINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY, BROOKINGS |
– THE GREAT AMERICAN READ: “THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY” | FISHBACK STUDIO THEATER, BROOKINGS |
2 P.M.
– EDUCATION, RELOCATIONS & INTEGRATION | SDSU BRIGGS LIBRARY, BROOKINGS |
– INTO THE TORNADO WITH TIM SAMARAS | SOUTH DAKOTA ART MUSEUM, BROOKINGS |
– THE GOOD MEDICINE OF POETRY OF PRESENCE | SDSU STUDENT UNION, BROOKINGS |
– WRITING NATURE | SDSU STUDENT UNION, BROOKINGS |
– WRITING NORTHERN MINNESOTA | SDSU STUDENT UNION, BROOKINGS |
3:30 P.M.
– EARLY BIRD MASS BOOK SIGNINGS | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH’S COMMUNITY LIFE CENTER, BROOKINGS |
– THE GREAT AMERICAN READ: “THE GREAT GATSBY” | FISHBACK STUDIO THEATER, BROOKINGS |
4:30 P.M.
– AN INFAMOUS JOURNEY | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– WINE TASTING & BOOK TALK | SHADÉ VINEYARD & WINERY, VOLGA | Join Denise DePaolo and Kara Sweet to talk South Dakota, wine, and history.
– INFORMING THE PUBLIC BY INFORMING THE NEWS | LARSON MEMORIAL CONCERT HALL, BROOKINGS |
7 P.M.
– THE GREAT AMERICAN READ SPECIAL EVENT | LARSON MEMORIAL CONCERT HALL, BROOKINGS |
8:15 P.M.
– OPEN MIC: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE POETRY SOCIETY | FISHBACK STUDIO THEATER, BROOKINGS |
SEPTEMBER 22
9 A.M.
– A WILDER GARDEN | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– A WORLD WITHOUT RESERVATIONS | CITY COUNTY BUILDING, BROOKINGS |
– AN INFAMOUS JOURNEY | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– COMMON CREATIVITY | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– EXHIBITOR’S HALL | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH’S COMMUNITY LIFE CENTER, BROOKINGS |
– EXPLORE THE FESTIVAL WITH SOUTH DAKOTA WRITES | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
– GETTING TO DESOLATION MOUNTAIN | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
– MASSACRE IN MINNESOTA | BROOKINGS ACTIVITY CENTER, BROOKINGS |
– NOVEL ACTIVISM: ADDRESSING ISSUES, ENGAGING READERS | CITY COUNCIL BUILDING, BROOKINGS |
– ON THIS DAY IN SOUTH DAKOTA HISTORY | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
– THE SEA IS MY UGLY SWIN: A READING | BROOKINGS ART COUNCIL, BROOKINGS |
– WRITING ACROSS GENRES | BROOKINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY, BROOKINGS |
10 A.M.
– ADULTHOOD FOR BEGINNERS | BROOKINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY, BROOKINGS | Head to the library to have some laughs while learning how to adult.
– BENEATH THE SAME STARS | BROOKINGS ACTIVITY CENTER, BROOKINGS |
– DANCING WITH THE GODS | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
– DEMOCRACY AND THE INFORMED CITIZEN | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
– HEART BERRIES | CITY COUNTY BUILDING, BROOKINGS |
– LOON IN LATE NOVEMBER WATER: A READING | BROOKINGS ART COUNCIL, BROOKINGS |
– MARKETING SHORT FICTION | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
– PIONEER GIRL PERSPECTIVES | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– READINGS FROM THE EXPANDED OAKWOOD MAGAZINE | CITY COUNTY BUILDING, BROOKINGS | Listen to readings from Patrick Hicks, Mary Haug, Rick Skorupski, and more.
– THE WORLD IS AWAKE | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– WONDER WOMEN | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
11 A.M.
– BORN CRIMINAL | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– BUFFALO MAN | BROOKINGS ACTIVITY CENTER, BROOKINGS |
– EMBRACING THE (NOT NECESSARILY EASIER) OPTION OF SELF-PUBLISHING | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
– HUMOR IN FICTION | BROOKINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY, BROOKINGS |
– IN DEFENSE OF LOOSE TRANSLATIONS | CITY COUNTY BUILDING, BROOKINGS |
– MENTORS AND MENTEES IN MY LIFE | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
– MOST BLESSED OF THE PATRIARCHS | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– MURDER IN THE MIDWEST | CITY COUNTY BUILDING, BROOKINGS |
– NEW PRAIRIE KITCHEN | THE CARROT SEED KITCHEN CO., BROOKINGS |
– PET’A SHOWS MISUN THE LIGHT | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– POETRY AS CONSERVATION, CONSERVATION AS POETRY | BROOKINGS ART COUNCIL, BROOKINGS |
– WRITING ABOUT THE BEST AND THE WORST (HARD) TIMES | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
12 P.M.
– “INDIANS” VS INDIANS | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– A READING BY SOUTH DAKOTA POET LAUREATE LEE ANN RORIPAUGH | BROOKINGS ART COUNCIL, BROOKINGS |
– LITERARY LUNCH | OLD MARKET EATERY, BROOKINGS |
– MOVIES VS REAL LIFE | BROOKINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY, BROOKINGS |
– NUTS & BOLTS: HOW TO START WRITING | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS | You are ready to start your best-selling novel? Check out this talk on beginning the process of writing.
– PRAIRIE, RIVERS & PAPER | BROOKINGS ACTIVITY CENTER, BROOKINGS |
– READING FROM BITTERROOT | CITY COUNTY BUILDING, BROOKINGS |
– THE LOST STORY OF THE AMERICAN MIDWEST | CITY COUNTY BUILDING, BROOKINGS |
– VIRGIL WANDER: OLD TOWN, NEW EYES | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
– WORK IS PLAY | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
1 P.M.
– MASS BOOK SIGNING | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
2 P.M.
– 11 YEARS IN PRISON AND WHAT CRIMINALS TEACH ME | CITY COUNTY BUILDING, BROOKINGS |
– BOOK & BALLAD | BROOKINGS ART COUNCIL, BROOKINGS |
– FINISHING YOUR WRITING PROJECT | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
– INTERVIEWING SOUTH DAKOTA’S SPORTS LEGENDS | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
– LAURA INGALLS WILDER, LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, AND AMERICAN IDENTITY | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– MODERN MEDIA | CITY COUNCIL BUILDING, BROOKINGS |
– READINGS BY THE WOMEN POETS COLLECTIVE | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
– THE BOY WITH THE GOLDEN BELLYBUTTON | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– THE GRAPES OF INNOVATION | BROOKINGS ACTIVITY CENTER, BROOKINGS |
– WRITING A VIETNAM WAR MEMOIR | BROOKINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY, BROOKINGS |
– WRITING WRESTLING | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
3 P.M.
– 16 FESTIVALS, 31 YEARS IN THE HUMANITIES | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– CELEBRATING POETRY OF PRESENCE | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS | Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from some of South Dakota’s best authors, including Phyllis Cole-Dai and Freya Manfred.
– FROM LAKOTA ORAL TRADITION TO MODERN PRINTED BOOK | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– GREAT PLAINS HISTORY | BROOKINGS ART COUNCIL, BROOKINGS |
– MARLENA: FRIENDSHIP, ADDICTION & LOSS IN MICHIGAN | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, BROOKINGS |
– RUN FOREVER | BROOKINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY, BROOKINGS |
– THE FEAR OF DEATH IS DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH! | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
– THE PURPOSE OF OUR PLATES | BROOKINGS ACTIVITY CENTER, BROOKINGS |
– THE STORY OF SOUTH DAKOTA POLITICS | CITY COUNTY BUILDING, BROOKINGS |
– THE SUNNY SIDE OF PUBLISHING | CITY COUNTY BUILDING, BROOKINGS |
– WRITING THE TOUGH STUFF | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
4 P.M.
– HAPPY HOUR FOR READERS & WRITERS WITH LITERARY LOOT! | OLD MARKET EATERY, BROOKINGS |
5:30 P.M.
– AMERICAN WOLF | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
7 P.M.
– TOUGH TOPICS, PULITZER PRIZES | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BROOKINGS |
SEPTEMBER 23
10:30 A.M.
– BOOK LOVERS’ BRUNCH | MCCRORY GARDENS, BROOKINGS | What better way to end this magical weekend than with delicious breakfast and best-selling authors?
