Celebrate the pure joy of reading and make plans today to attend the inaugural Fox Cities Book Festival, which will be held April 16-20, 2008.
The festival will connect readers and writers and offer an opportunity for all of us to celebrate the literary arts. It will also reach across all generations and genres with activities spanning the entire Fox Cities. A book fair featuring numerous publishers will be held at City Center Plaza in Downtown Appleton on April 19.
The Fox Cities Book Festival will feature many national, state and local authors. Among the national writers coming to the Fox Cities:
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Charles Baxter
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Author of the award-winning book “The Feast of Love”
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Billy Collins
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One of America’s best-selling poets and Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001-2003
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Alex Flinn
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Author of several best-selling fiction novels for young adults including “Breathing Underwater”
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Alice Hoffman
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Distinguished writer whose novel “Here on Earth” was featured in the Oprah Book Club
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Mark Nepo
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Author, poet and philosopher
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Naomi Shihab Nye
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Award-winning poet and author of fictional books for young adults
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Michael Perry
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A best-selling humorist and writer who lives in tiny New Auburn, Wisconsin
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Crime Wave
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Award-winning authors: Carl Brookins, William Kent Krueger, and Ellen Hart.
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Thank you for your interest in the first-ever Fox Cities Book Festival. We hope you make plans to join us! If you have questions or suggestions for us after reviewing our web site, please go to the Contact Us page and connect with the appropriate member of our Book Festival team.
