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South Dakota Festival of BooksA Program of the South Dakota Center for the Book  
3 days. 1 city. More than 50 top authors. Dave Eggers, Pete Dexter, Marilyn Johnson, Valyzhyna Mort, Patrick Hicks, Ann Bausum and more already confirmed for next year's Festival of Books in Sioux Falls. Stay tuned for more information!
Each year thousands of people converge on the annual South Dakota Festival of Books, a weekend-long event that features more than 40 well-known authors participating in book signings,presentations, panel discussions and readings.Authorpresentations areseparated into six tracks: fiction, non-fiction,poetry, children’s/youngadult, history/tribal, and writer’s support. Over the course of six festivals, manydistinguished authors and cultural figures have attended, such as Marilynne Robinson, Thanks to the dedicated support of several organizations, the vast majority of events at the festival are FREE and open to the public. Join us in Sioux Falls on September 24-26, 2010! top photos by Corey Vilhauer; bottom right photos by Chad Coppess |
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Ted Kooser, Sonia Monzano, Annie Proulx, Quincy Troupe, Dan O'Brien, Susan Power, Louise Erdrich, Pete Dexter, Greg Mortensen, and Ivan Doig; NPR hosts Carl Kassel, Neal Conan, and Juan Williams; and publishing industry representatives including Judy Hottensen, John Glusman, and Paul Cirone.