Festival Schedule
FRIDAY, 9/14
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Noon-5:00 PM
MOSHER AT THE MOVIES
Free screenings of Where the Rivers Flow North, A Stranger in the Kingdom and Disappearances, directed by Jay Craven and adapted from the work of Howard Frank Mosher. Followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker at 4 PM.
Fletcher Free Library
3:00-4:00 PM
ANN MCKINSTRY MICOU
A Guide to Fiction Set in Vermont
With her latest book, the author presents readers with 484 concise yet comprehensive summary descriptions of novels and stories set in our state from 1835 to today. Howard Frank Mosher raves: “Vermont fiction has always been notable for what Ann McKinstry Micou calls 'a profound sense of place.' A Guide to Fiction Set in Vermont is a first-rate overview of the fiction, past and present, inspired by the Green Mountain State.”
Borders Books & Music
7:00-7:30 PM
OPENING CEREMONIES AND FESTIVAL DEDICATION
Featuring Mayor Bob Kiss, Stern Center president Blanche Podhajski, Jay Craven and Howard Frank Mosher.
The Harbor Room, The Courtyard by Marriott Burlington Harbor
7:30-8:00 PM
LELAND KINSEY
One of the day’s signature themes continues to take shape with a reading and signing by the acclaimed Barton writer often called "the poet laureate of the Northeast Kingdom." Kinsey will read from his forthcoming collection, The Immigrant's Contract.
The Harbor Room, The Courtyard by Marriott Burlington Harbor
8:00-9:00 PM
A TRIBUTE TO RUTH STONE
The opening evening draws to a close with a very special tribute as three generations of the National Book Award winner and new Vermont State Poet's family present selections from her life's work. The evening culminates with an appearance by the 93 year old author herself followed by a greeting and book signing.
Harbor Room, Courtyard by Marriott Burington Harbor
7:00-8:30 PM
REELED IN: READINGS INSPIRED BY THE MOVIES
Local authors read their flick-inspired fictions, poetry, and essays-some with film accompaniment-at this event co-hosted by the 2007 Vermont International Film Festival ( www.vtiff.org).
Borders Books & Music
8:30-11:00 PM
PO-JAZZ
Literary-musical fusion led by Bridget Everts and renowned poet Jim Ellefson.
Halvorson's Upstreet Cafe
MOSHER AT THE MOVIES
Free screenings of Where the Rivers Flow North, A Stranger in the Kingdom and Disappearances, directed by Jay Craven and adapted from the work of Howard Frank Mosher. Followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker at 4 PM.
Fletcher Free Library
3:00-4:00 PM
ANN MCKINSTRY MICOU
A Guide to Fiction Set in Vermont
With her latest book, the author presents readers with 484 concise yet comprehensive summary descriptions of novels and stories set in our state from 1835 to today. Howard Frank Mosher raves: “Vermont fiction has always been notable for what Ann McKinstry Micou calls 'a profound sense of place.' A Guide to Fiction Set in Vermont is a first-rate overview of the fiction, past and present, inspired by the Green Mountain State.”
Borders Books & Music
7:00-7:30 PM
OPENING CEREMONIES AND FESTIVAL DEDICATION
Featuring Mayor Bob Kiss, Stern Center president Blanche Podhajski, Jay Craven and Howard Frank Mosher.
The Harbor Room, The Courtyard by Marriott Burlington Harbor
7:30-8:00 PM
LELAND KINSEY
One of the day’s signature themes continues to take shape with a reading and signing by the acclaimed Barton writer often called "the poet laureate of the Northeast Kingdom." Kinsey will read from his forthcoming collection, The Immigrant's Contract.
The Harbor Room, The Courtyard by Marriott Burlington Harbor
8:00-9:00 PM
A TRIBUTE TO RUTH STONE
The opening evening draws to a close with a very special tribute as three generations of the National Book Award winner and new Vermont State Poet's family present selections from her life's work. The evening culminates with an appearance by the 93 year old author herself followed by a greeting and book signing.
Harbor Room, Courtyard by Marriott Burington Harbor
7:00-8:30 PM
REELED IN: READINGS INSPIRED BY THE MOVIES
Local authors read their flick-inspired fictions, poetry, and essays-some with film accompaniment-at this event co-hosted by the 2007 Vermont International Film Festival ( www.vtiff.org).
Borders Books & Music
8:30-11:00 PM
PO-JAZZ
Literary-musical fusion led by Bridget Everts and renowned poet Jim Ellefson.
Halvorson's Upstreet Cafe
SATURDAY, 9/15
ONGOING SATURDAY:
Book Signings and Sales
Pick up personally inscribed copies of titles you'll treasure from this year's Festival participants.
Waterfront Theatre, 3rd Floor and Borders Books & Music
Free Rare Book Appraisals courtesy of The Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association
Waterfront Theatre Lake Lobby, 3rd floor
Cookbook Sale and Free Drawing
Throughout the weekend, City Market will host demos by such culinary legends as Melissa Pasanen and Sissy Hicks in addition to celebrating with a 15% off sale on its one of a kind line of cookbooks.
City Market
League of Vermont Writers Information Table
For more than three quarters of a century this statewide organization has offered support, encouragement and motivation to writers everywhere. Visit their information center to find out what they may be able to do for you. Or what you may want to do for them.
Waterfront Theatre Lake Lobby, 3rd Floor
Goddard College Information Center
Speak with representatives from the college about the nation’s first and only low residency BFA in Creative Writing Program. They will also have information about Goddard’s other low residency BA, MA and MFA degree programs.
Waterfront Theatre Lake Lobby, 3rd Floor
Burlington Book Festival Booth
Festival staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer questions, offer directions and hand out program guides. Contributions to the BBF Donation Box are tax deductible and will be greatly appreciated. Advance tickets for the evening's 7 PM Onion benefit performance will be on sale throughout the morning and afternoon.
Waterfront Theatre Lake Lobby, 3rd Floor
10:00-11:00 AM
JENNIFER MCMAHON
The author of Promise Not to Tell will read from her critically praised debut novel . A signing will follow.
Borders Books & Music
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
RUSTY DEWEES
The creator of The Logger steps out of character to read from his new collection of short stories entitled Scrawlins. And possibly pick out a few tunes on his guitar.
Waterfront Theatre Film House, 3rd Floor
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
JEFFREY MOORE
The Montreal author reads from his award-winning novel The Memory Artists.
Waterfront Theatre Great Room, 3rd Floor
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
THOMAS CHRISTOPHER GREENE
The author will read and discuss his latest novel, Envious Moon.
Waterfront Theatre Black Box, 3rd Floor
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
SHUT UP AND HAND ME THE MIKE: AN OPEN READING FOR AND BY HIGH SCHOOL WRITERS PRESENTED BY CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE
High school writers from all over Vermont gather to read their work. Attendance is open to everyone. Bring your writing, bring your friends!
Champlain College Alumni Auditorium
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE: A PANEL & PRESENTATION
How does a new play happen? How does it get from the page to the stage complete with cast, lights and music? For some playwrights it often means spending months raising money and assembling an army of volunteers who work hundreds of hours to produce a play. Join James Lantz (The Bus), Seth Jarvis (The Once and Future Ubu) and Dana Yeaton (Midwives) as they discuss the art and craft of writing and producing plays. Included will be a sneak peak of American Machine, Lantz's new play which premieres at FlynnSpace September 25 through October 7.
Fletcher Free Library
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
KATHERINE HALL PAGE
Page is the two-time Agatha Award-winning author of the bestselling Faith Fairchild mystery series. She will read from her newest release, the sixteenth in the series, entitled The Body in the Ivy.
Borders Books & Music
1:00-2:00 PM
CRYSTAL ZEVON: THE ROLLING STONE INTERVIEW
Warren Zevon's former wife and partner in crime has had one of the biggest hits of the season with her critically acclaimed biography I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon. Contributing Editor Anthony DeCurtis has interviewed the royalty of rock & roll for Rolling Stone. Watch a master in action as he speaks with Crystal about her book and her life with the musical legend.
Waterfront Theater Black Box, 3rd Floor.
1:00-2:00 PM
HOWARD FRANK MOSHER
The 2007 Burlington Book Festival is dedicated to the distinguished Irasburg novelist. Howard will read from his brand new release, On Kingdom Mountain, and offer an entertaining slide presentation entitled Where in the World is Kingdom County?
Waterfront Theatre Film House, 3rd Floor
1:00-2:00 PM
CHRIS BOHJALIAN
Join festival favorite and New York Times bestselling author of The Double Bind, Chris Bohjalian, for a first-time-anywhere sneak peek at his next novel, Skeletons at the Feast.
Borders Books & Music
1:00-2:00 PM
ARCHER MAYOR
Known nationwide for his Vermont-based mystery series featuring Detective Joe Gunther, Archer Mayor will debut his newest book, Chat, and will discuss his new venture self-publishing the first twelve books in the series.
Waterfront Theatre Great Room, 3rd Floor
1:00-2:00 PM
WRITING IN THE 22ND CENTURY: A PANEL DISCUSSION
In the year 2100 will everyone have his or her own blog? Will the world be one gigantic YouTube? Will privacy as we know it have been abolished--not to mention newspapers and spelling? Join our panelists as they peer into the future-a future that you yourself may be inventing. Right now. Taking part will be UVM sociologist and author Tom Streeter, Paula Routly and Cathy Resmer of Seven Days and Steve Benen, the face behind the influential political blog, thecarpetbaggerreport.com. Moderated by Dean Jeff Rutenbeck.
Champlain College
Alumni Auditorium
1:00-2:00 PM
HARRY BLISS
Slide Presentation and Discussion
The award winning humorist will offer commentary on a selection of his cartoons and covers published in Playboy and the New Yorker as well as his syndicated feature.
Fletcher Free Library
2:30-4:00 PM
RUSSELL BANKS
The internationally renowned novelist and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist (Continental Drift and Cloudsplitter) will treat audience members to a preview of his forthcoming work, The Reserve. A Q&A and book signing will follow.
Waterfront Theatre Film House, 3rd Floor
2:30-3:30 PM
WILLEM LANGE
Lange is widely known and admired throughout the region for his work as a commentator on Vermont Public Radio, his pieces for Vermont Public Television (for which he has received an Emmy nomination) and, of course, his popular books. The author will lead a discussion on the ways in which our stories define us as a culture and prepare us to participate in it. He'll read from selected work as well.
Waterfront Theatre Black Box, 3rd Floor
2:30-3:30 PM
INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS AND THEIR AUTHORS: A SEMINAR
Sponsored by Independent Publishers of New England and Upper Access, Inc., Book Publishers
Although the best-seller lists are dominated by books from a handful of huge corporations, America also has a thriving independent publishing industry. More than 83,000 U.S. publishers create nearly 300,000 new titles each year.
Small independent presses play a crucial role in the marketplace of ideas, information and literature. They launch the careers of new authors, explore new ideas and call attention to new social concerns. They publish books they believe in, not just those expected to sell in large numbers. Many of them are dedicated to specific niches, publishing books that are extremely important to specific cultures, beliefs, pastimes and professions.
A panel of prominent independent publishers and their authors will discuss their own goals and triumphs, as well as the importance of the small-press movement. The seminar is led by Steve Carlson, publisher of Upper Access Books in Hinesburg since 1986. Carlson is an active board member of the leading regional and national publishers' organizations, Independent Publishers of New England and PMA, the Independent Book Publishers Association.
Fletcher Free Library
2:30-3:30 PM
SHELBY HEARON
Hearon is the author of sixteen novels including Footprints, Life Estates and Owning Jolene, which won an American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award. She will read from her latest novel, Year of the Dog.
Borders Books & Music
4:00-5:00 PM
MATTHYS LEVY
The award winning co-author of Why Buildings Fall Down reads from his new book, Why the Wind Blows, which explores the influence of modern civilization on climate change and its world-altering consequences.
Borders Books & Music
4:30-6:00 PM
JOYCE CAROL OATES
Joyce Carol Oates is one of this country's most prolific, versatile and universally esteemed contemporary writers. She is the author of more than 70 books including novels, short story collections, poetry volumes, plays, literary criticism and essays. Her writing has earned numerous awards including the National Book Award, the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in short fiction, a Guggenheim Fellowship and the O'Henry Prize for Continued Achievement in the Short Story among many others. She also has been nominated three times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Ms. Oates will read from her recent novel The Gravedigger's Daughter and other works. A discussion with the audience and book signing will follow.
Waterfront Theatre Film House, 3rd Floor
7:00 PM
THE 3RD ANNUAL STATE OF THE ONION ADDRESS
Join editors and writers of the world's most popular humor publication for an evening of scathingly funny commentary and political satire. Meet the people behind the New York Times bestsellers and the publication the New Yorker has hailed as "arguably the most popular humor periodical in world history."
Admission $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Advance tickets available at City Market and Borders. On the day of the show, tickets may also be purchased at the Burlington Book Festival booth in the Lake Lobby of Waterfront Theatre throughout the morning and afternoon.
Waterfront Theatre Film House, 3rd Floor
Book Signings and Sales
Pick up personally inscribed copies of titles you'll treasure from this year's Festival participants.
Waterfront Theatre, 3rd Floor and Borders Books & Music
Free Rare Book Appraisals courtesy of The Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association
Waterfront Theatre Lake Lobby, 3rd floor
Cookbook Sale and Free Drawing
Throughout the weekend, City Market will host demos by such culinary legends as Melissa Pasanen and Sissy Hicks in addition to celebrating with a 15% off sale on its one of a kind line of cookbooks.
City Market
League of Vermont Writers Information Table
For more than three quarters of a century this statewide organization has offered support, encouragement and motivation to writers everywhere. Visit their information center to find out what they may be able to do for you. Or what you may want to do for them.
Waterfront Theatre Lake Lobby, 3rd Floor
Goddard College Information Center
Speak with representatives from the college about the nation’s first and only low residency BFA in Creative Writing Program. They will also have information about Goddard’s other low residency BA, MA and MFA degree programs.
Waterfront Theatre Lake Lobby, 3rd Floor
Burlington Book Festival Booth
Festival staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer questions, offer directions and hand out program guides. Contributions to the BBF Donation Box are tax deductible and will be greatly appreciated. Advance tickets for the evening's 7 PM Onion benefit performance will be on sale throughout the morning and afternoon.
Waterfront Theatre Lake Lobby, 3rd Floor
10:00-11:00 AM
JENNIFER MCMAHON
The author of Promise Not to Tell will read from her critically praised debut novel . A signing will follow.
Borders Books & Music
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
RUSTY DEWEES
The creator of The Logger steps out of character to read from his new collection of short stories entitled Scrawlins. And possibly pick out a few tunes on his guitar.
Waterfront Theatre Film House, 3rd Floor
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
JEFFREY MOORE
The Montreal author reads from his award-winning novel The Memory Artists.
Waterfront Theatre Great Room, 3rd Floor
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
THOMAS CHRISTOPHER GREENE
The author will read and discuss his latest novel, Envious Moon.
Waterfront Theatre Black Box, 3rd Floor
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
SHUT UP AND HAND ME THE MIKE: AN OPEN READING FOR AND BY HIGH SCHOOL WRITERS PRESENTED BY CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE
High school writers from all over Vermont gather to read their work. Attendance is open to everyone. Bring your writing, bring your friends!
Champlain College Alumni Auditorium
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE: A PANEL & PRESENTATION
How does a new play happen? How does it get from the page to the stage complete with cast, lights and music? For some playwrights it often means spending months raising money and assembling an army of volunteers who work hundreds of hours to produce a play. Join James Lantz (The Bus), Seth Jarvis (The Once and Future Ubu) and Dana Yeaton (Midwives) as they discuss the art and craft of writing and producing plays. Included will be a sneak peak of American Machine, Lantz's new play which premieres at FlynnSpace September 25 through October 7.
Fletcher Free Library
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
KATHERINE HALL PAGE
Page is the two-time Agatha Award-winning author of the bestselling Faith Fairchild mystery series. She will read from her newest release, the sixteenth in the series, entitled The Body in the Ivy.
Borders Books & Music
1:00-2:00 PM
CRYSTAL ZEVON: THE ROLLING STONE INTERVIEW
Warren Zevon's former wife and partner in crime has had one of the biggest hits of the season with her critically acclaimed biography I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon. Contributing Editor Anthony DeCurtis has interviewed the royalty of rock & roll for Rolling Stone. Watch a master in action as he speaks with Crystal about her book and her life with the musical legend.
Waterfront Theater Black Box, 3rd Floor.
1:00-2:00 PM
HOWARD FRANK MOSHER
The 2007 Burlington Book Festival is dedicated to the distinguished Irasburg novelist. Howard will read from his brand new release, On Kingdom Mountain, and offer an entertaining slide presentation entitled Where in the World is Kingdom County?
Waterfront Theatre Film House, 3rd Floor
1:00-2:00 PM
CHRIS BOHJALIAN
Join festival favorite and New York Times bestselling author of The Double Bind, Chris Bohjalian, for a first-time-anywhere sneak peek at his next novel, Skeletons at the Feast.
Borders Books & Music
1:00-2:00 PM
ARCHER MAYOR
Known nationwide for his Vermont-based mystery series featuring Detective Joe Gunther, Archer Mayor will debut his newest book, Chat, and will discuss his new venture self-publishing the first twelve books in the series.
Waterfront Theatre Great Room, 3rd Floor
1:00-2:00 PM
WRITING IN THE 22ND CENTURY: A PANEL DISCUSSION
In the year 2100 will everyone have his or her own blog? Will the world be one gigantic YouTube? Will privacy as we know it have been abolished--not to mention newspapers and spelling? Join our panelists as they peer into the future-a future that you yourself may be inventing. Right now. Taking part will be UVM sociologist and author Tom Streeter, Paula Routly and Cathy Resmer of Seven Days and Steve Benen, the face behind the influential political blog, thecarpetbaggerreport.com. Moderated by Dean Jeff Rutenbeck.
Champlain College
Alumni Auditorium
1:00-2:00 PM
HARRY BLISS
Slide Presentation and Discussion
The award winning humorist will offer commentary on a selection of his cartoons and covers published in Playboy and the New Yorker as well as his syndicated feature.
Fletcher Free Library
2:30-4:00 PM
RUSSELL BANKS
The internationally renowned novelist and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist (Continental Drift and Cloudsplitter) will treat audience members to a preview of his forthcoming work, The Reserve. A Q&A and book signing will follow.
Waterfront Theatre Film House, 3rd Floor
2:30-3:30 PM
WILLEM LANGE
Lange is widely known and admired throughout the region for his work as a commentator on Vermont Public Radio, his pieces for Vermont Public Television (for which he has received an Emmy nomination) and, of course, his popular books. The author will lead a discussion on the ways in which our stories define us as a culture and prepare us to participate in it. He'll read from selected work as well.
Waterfront Theatre Black Box, 3rd Floor
2:30-3:30 PM
INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS AND THEIR AUTHORS: A SEMINAR
Sponsored by Independent Publishers of New England and Upper Access, Inc., Book Publishers
Although the best-seller lists are dominated by books from a handful of huge corporations, America also has a thriving independent publishing industry. More than 83,000 U.S. publishers create nearly 300,000 new titles each year.
Small independent presses play a crucial role in the marketplace of ideas, information and literature. They launch the careers of new authors, explore new ideas and call attention to new social concerns. They publish books they believe in, not just those expected to sell in large numbers. Many of them are dedicated to specific niches, publishing books that are extremely important to specific cultures, beliefs, pastimes and professions.
A panel of prominent independent publishers and their authors will discuss their own goals and triumphs, as well as the importance of the small-press movement. The seminar is led by Steve Carlson, publisher of Upper Access Books in Hinesburg since 1986. Carlson is an active board member of the leading regional and national publishers' organizations, Independent Publishers of New England and PMA, the Independent Book Publishers Association.
Fletcher Free Library
2:30-3:30 PM
SHELBY HEARON
Hearon is the author of sixteen novels including Footprints, Life Estates and Owning Jolene, which won an American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award. She will read from her latest novel, Year of the Dog.
Borders Books & Music
4:00-5:00 PM
MATTHYS LEVY
The award winning co-author of Why Buildings Fall Down reads from his new book, Why the Wind Blows, which explores the influence of modern civilization on climate change and its world-altering consequences.
Borders Books & Music
4:30-6:00 PM
JOYCE CAROL OATES
Joyce Carol Oates is one of this country's most prolific, versatile and universally esteemed contemporary writers. She is the author of more than 70 books including novels, short story collections, poetry volumes, plays, literary criticism and essays. Her writing has earned numerous awards including the National Book Award, the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in short fiction, a Guggenheim Fellowship and the O'Henry Prize for Continued Achievement in the Short Story among many others. She also has been nominated three times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Ms. Oates will read from her recent novel The Gravedigger's Daughter and other works. A discussion with the audience and book signing will follow.
Waterfront Theatre Film House, 3rd Floor
7:00 PM
THE 3RD ANNUAL STATE OF THE ONION ADDRESS
Join editors and writers of the world's most popular humor publication for an evening of scathingly funny commentary and political satire. Meet the people behind the New York Times bestsellers and the publication the New Yorker has hailed as "arguably the most popular humor periodical in world history."
Admission $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Advance tickets available at City Market and Borders. On the day of the show, tickets may also be purchased at the Burlington Book Festival booth in the Lake Lobby of Waterfront Theatre throughout the morning and afternoon.
Waterfront Theatre Film House, 3rd Floor
SUNDAY, 9/16
ONGOING SUNDAY:
Book Signings and Sales
Pick up personally inscribed copies of titles you'll treasure from this year's Festival participants.
Waterfront Theatre, 3rd Floor and Borders Books & Music
Free Books from Vermont Public Television
As part of the station's Ready to Learn outreach program, staff will be giving books to kids throughout the day absolutely free of charge. Made possible in part by support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Waterfront Theatre Atrium, 3rd Floor
Cookbook Sale and Free Drawing
Throughout the weekend, City Market will host demos by such culinary legends as Melissa Pasanen and Sissy Hicks in addition to celebrating with a 15% off sale on its one of a kind line of cookbooks.
City Market
League of Vermont Writers Information Table
For more than three quarters of a century this statewide organization has offered support, encouragement and motivation to writers everywhere. Visit their information center to find out what they may be able to do for you. Or what you may want to do for them.
Waterfront Theatre Lake Lobby, 3rd Floor
Goddard College Information Center
Speak with representatives from the college about the nation’s first and only low residency BFA in Creative Writing Program. They will also have information about Goddard’s other low residency BA, MA and MFA degree programs.
Waterfront Theatre Lake Lobby, 3rd Floor
Burlington Book Festival Booth
Festival staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer questions, offer directions and hand out program guides. Contributions to the BBF Donation Box will be tax deductible and greatly appreciated.
Waterfront Theatre Lake Lobby, 3rd Floor
3:00 PM
MELISSA PASANEN
Enjoy a cooking demo by the celebrated food writer as well as a sneak preview of her new book Cooking with Shelburne Farms: Food and Stories from Vermont.
City Market
MORE AT BORDERS
11AM-NOON
JAMES HOCH
Prior to teaching and writing, James Hoch was a dishwasher, cook, dockworker, social worker and shepherd. His poems have appeared in Slate, Kenyon Review, Gettysburg, Ninth Letter, Carolina Quarterly, Virginia Quarterly Review and many others. They have been nominated many times for the Pushcart Prize. He will read from his latest collection, Miscreants.
Borders Books & Music
12:30-1:30 PM
MARC ESTRIN
Marc Estrin's world line approximates a cross between a fungal mycelium and a Rube Goldberg device. A Biologist, theater director, EMT, Unitarian minister, physician assistant, puppeteer, political activist, college professor, cellist and conductor, he is baffling, even unto himself. One of the region's most intriguing writers reads from his latest works, Tsim-Tsum and The Lamentations of Julius Marantz.
Borders Books & Music
2:00-3:00 PM
JAMES M. TABOR
The host of the popular PBS series The Great Outdoors reads from his critically praised new release, Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters.
Borders Books & Music
3:30-4:30 PM
WAYNE F. BURKE
Kingdom Come: The Fiction of Howard Frank Mosher
The city's 3rd annual celebration of the written word kicked off with the dedication of this year's Festival to acclaimed Irasburg novelist Howard Frank Mosher. Two days later, it draws to a close with another tribute to the author. Wayne F. Burke will read and discuss his book which offers an informative study of the author's Kingdom County novels, a work the Burlington Free Press hailed as "astute and a worthy Mosher companion."
Borders Books & Music
The 3rd Annual
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
TRACEY CAMPBELL PEARSON
Tracey Campbell Pearson has created picture books beloved by children and adults such as Hector Protector and Where Does Joe Go? She will read her newest picture book, The Moon, and talk about the art of picture book making.
Waterfront Theatre Great Room, 3rd Floor
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
KATE MESSNER
Join Kate Messner for a trip back in time to the American Revolution on Lake Champlain. Kate will read from her middle grade historical novel Spitfire, set during the Battle of Valcour Island in 1776, sign books and present an interactive multimedia slide show about the real 12-year-old who fought in the battle. Kids will be invited to taste the food and try on the clothes of an 18th century sailor, handle artifact replicas and design their own powder horns to take home.
Waterfront Theatre Black Box, 3rd Floor
12:30-1:30 PM
JAMES KOCHALKA
Comics artist, musician and new children's book creator James Kochalka will bring his quirky humor to the Festival as he introduces his first picture book, Squirrely Gray, and sings songs with members of his band.
Waterfront Theatre Great Room, 3rd Floor
12:30-1:30 PM
ANNA DEWDNEY
Anna Dewdney's engaging and fun stories delight younger children. Join Anna, whose previous works include Llama Llama Red Pajama and Grumpy Gloria, as she introduces Llama Llama Mad at Mama and talks about her career as a picture book artist.
Waterfront Theatre Board Room, 2nd Floor
12:30-1:30 PM
LINDA URBAN
Linda will debut her new book for young readers (ages 8-12), A Crooked Kind of Perfect. Listen to excerpts and find out what it's like to write and publish a novel for kids.
Waterfront Theatre Black Box, 3rd Floor
2:00-3:00 PM
HARRY BLISS
A favorite of the Festval returns to debut his newest picture book, Diary of a Fly, the third and final installment in his Diary series with bestselling author Doreen Cronin. Harry will read the book and draw scribble pictures with kids from the audience. Lucky scribblers will be able to take home an oiginal Harry Bliss drawing!
Waterfront Theatre Great Room, 3rd Floor
2:00-3:00 PM
JIM ARNOSKY
Jim Arnosky, internationally renowned artist, writer and photographer, is an ardent naturalist. Join Jim as he talks about his latest books, Arnosky's Ark and Babies in the Bayou, and shares his commitment to nature and animals.
Waterfront Theatre Black Box, 3rd Floor
2:00-3:00 PM
BARBARA SEULING
Barbara Seuling has written scores of books for children of all ages (Oh No, It's Robert, Winter Lullaby, etc) in addition to the classic guide How to Write a Children's Book and Get it Published. Listen to Barbara discuss the process of writing for children and share hints and suggestions for getting published.
Waterfront Theatre Board Room, 2nd Floor
3:30-4:30 PM
MARIE-LOUISE GAY
One of Canada's premier children's authors and illustrators, Marie-Louise Gay made an international splash with her series of books about Stella, a precocious and very intelligent young girl who answers all her baby brother's questions.
Her art has been exhibited throughout Canada and Europe. She is the recipient of such prestigious honors as The Governor General's Literary Award and The Canada Council Children's Literature Prize. Marie-Louise will read from her beloved Sam and Stella series as well as her new book, Please, Louise!, perform a drawing demonstration and answer questions about her work.
Waterfront Theatre Great Room, 3rd Floor
3:30-4:30 PM
BARBARA LEHMAN
Barbara Lehman's picture books such as The Red Book and Museum Trip have won awards and been favorites of children and teachers everywhere. See how she creates her wordless books and magical perspectives as she introduces her newest release, Rainstorm.
Waterfront Theatre Black Box, 3rd Floor
5:00-6:00 PM
WARREN KIMBLE
Warren Kimble's art is recognizable the world over and in recent years he has turned his talents to illustrating picture books for children. Warren's latest book is entitled You're A Grand Old Flag (lyrics to the classic song by George M Cohan). Warren will read and sign copies of his newest release and answer questions.
Waterfront Theatre Great Room, 3rd Floor
A reception hosted by the Consulate General of Canada in Boston and the UVM Canadian Studies Program will follow. The public is invited to attend.
Waterfront Theatre Atrium, 3rd Floor
All readings will take place in the Waterfront Theatre Film House on the third floor.
11:00-11:30 AM
EMERGING POET READINGS
- CHRISTOPHER LAWLESS
- MEGHAN SCHARDT
- JUSTIN PERREAULT
- BRIDGET EVERTS
11:30 AM-12:00 PM
NEIL SHEPARD
Neil Shepard has published three books of poetry. His poems appear in many literary magazines, including Boulevard, New American Writing, North American Review, The Paris Review, Ploughshares, The Southern Review and Triquarterly. He teaches in the BFA writing program at Johnson State College and is editor of the literary magazine Green Mountains Review. He will read from his latest release, This Far from the Source.
12:30-1:00 PM
SUSAN RICH
Susan Rich is author of The Cartographer's Tongue Poems of the World, winner of the PEN USA and Peace Corps Awards for poetry, and a second collection, Cures Include Travel, both from White Pine Press. She is the recipient of a Washington State Artist Trust Fellowship and as well as a GAP recipient. Recent poems appear in Alaska Quarterly Review, Bellevue Literary Review, Dialogi and Green Mountains Review.
1:30-2:00 PM
DIANE LOCKWARD
Diane Lockward is the author of What Feeds Us, which was awarded the Quentin R. Howard Poetry Prize. She is also the author of Eve's Red Dress and a chapbook, Against Perfection. Her poems have been published in several anthologies, including Poetry Daily: 366 Poems from the World's Most Popular Poetry Website and Garrison Keillor's Good Poems for Hard Times. Her poems have also appeared in such journals as The Beloit Poetry Journal, Spoon River Poetry Review, Poet Lore, Seattle Review and Prairie Schooner. Her work has been nominated for five Pushcart Prizes, featured on Poetry Daily and read by Garrison Keillor on NPR's The Writer's Almanac. She is the recipient of a 2003 Poetry Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and was a featured poet at the 2006 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival.
2:30-3:00 PM
GREG DELANTY
Greg Delanty recently published his seventh book of poems, The Ship of Birth. Last year his Collected Poems 1986-2006 was published. The poet also was recently awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. Delanty, who has taught at Saint Michael's College since 1987, plans to use the fellowship to work on a book of poetry to be titled The Greek Anthology Book XVII. His other books include The Blind Stitch, The Hellbox, American Wake, Southward and Cast in the Fire. He has received the Patrick Kavanagh Award, the Allen Dowling Poetry Fellowship, the Wolfers-O'Neill Award, the Austin Clarke Award and an award from the Royal Literary Fund among numerous other honors.
3:30-4:00 PM
DAVID BUDBILL
David Budbill's play Judevine has been produced 53 times in 21 states since the early 1980s, most recently this past spring at Lost Nation Theatre in Montpelier. His latest two books of poems are While We've Still Got Feet and Moment to Moment: Poems of a Mountain Recluse. Boxholder Records released Songs for a Suffering World: A Prayer for Peace, A Protest Against War, with bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake in 2003. David can also be heard on Zen Mountains-Zen Streets: A Duet for Poet and Improvised Bass with the music of William Parker. In 1999, Chelsea Green Publishing Company republished a revised, expanded version of Judevine, his collected poems. His reading will include new unpublished work.
4:30-5:00 PM
SUSAN ELMSLIE
Susan Elmslie's first collection of poetry, I, Nadja, and Other Poems won the A.M. Klein Poetry Prize and was shortlisted for the McAuslan First Book Prize, the Pat Lowther Award and, recently, a ReLit Award. Her poems have also appeared in several journals, anthologies and in a prize-winning chapbook, When Your Body Takes to Trembling. She received a PhD in English with a specialization in Canadian literature from McGill University. She has been awarded Canada Council for the Arts grants for Professional Writers, has been a resident at the Banff Centre for the Arts and a poetry Fellow at Hawthornden Castle in Scotland. She teaches at Dawson College in Montreal.
5:30-6:00 PM
MAJOR JACKSON
Major Jackson is the author of two collections of poetry, Hoops and Leaving Saturn, winner of the 2000 Cave Canem Poetry Prize and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He has received critical attention in The Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Parnassus, Philadelphia Inquirer and on National Public Radio's All Things Considered. His poems have appeared in the American Poetry Review, Boulevard, Callaloo, Post Road, Triquarterly and The New Yorker among other literary journals and anthologies. He is a recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award and has been honored by the Pew Fellowship in the Arts and the Witter Bynner Foundation in conjunction with the Library of Congress. He is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Vermont and a faculty member of the Bennington Writing Seminars. Recently he was a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University.
A reception hosted by the Consulate General of Canada in Boston and the UVM Canadian Studies Program will follow. The public is invited to attend.
Waterfront Theatre Atrium, 3rd Floor
Book Signings and Sales
Pick up personally inscribed copies of titles you'll treasure from this year's Festival participants.
Waterfront Theatre, 3rd Floor and Borders Books & Music
Free Books from Vermont Public Television
As part of the station's Ready to Learn outreach program, staff will be giving books to kids throughout the day absolutely free of charge. Made possible in part by support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Waterfront Theatre Atrium, 3rd Floor
Cookbook Sale and Free Drawing
Throughout the weekend, City Market will host demos by such culinary legends as Melissa Pasanen and Sissy Hicks in addition to celebrating with a 15% off sale on its one of a kind line of cookbooks.
City Market
League of Vermont Writers Information Table
For more than three quarters of a century this statewide organization has offered support, encouragement and motivation to writers everywhere. Visit their information center to find out what they may be able to do for you. Or what you may want to do for them.
Waterfront Theatre Lake Lobby, 3rd Floor
Goddard College Information Center
Speak with representatives from the college about the nation’s first and only low residency BFA in Creative Writing Program. They will also have information about Goddard’s other low residency BA, MA and MFA degree programs.
Waterfront Theatre Lake Lobby, 3rd Floor
Burlington Book Festival Booth
Festival staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer questions, offer directions and hand out program guides. Contributions to the BBF Donation Box will be tax deductible and greatly appreciated.
Waterfront Theatre Lake Lobby, 3rd Floor
3:00 PM
MELISSA PASANEN
Enjoy a cooking demo by the celebrated food writer as well as a sneak preview of her new book Cooking with Shelburne Farms: Food and Stories from Vermont.
City Market
MORE AT BORDERS
An Eclectic Series of Readings
11AM-NOON
JAMES HOCH
Prior to teaching and writing, James Hoch was a dishwasher, cook, dockworker, social worker and shepherd. His poems have appeared in Slate, Kenyon Review, Gettysburg, Ninth Letter, Carolina Quarterly, Virginia Quarterly Review and many others. They have been nominated many times for the Pushcart Prize. He will read from his latest collection, Miscreants.
Borders Books & Music
12:30-1:30 PM
MARC ESTRIN
Marc Estrin's world line approximates a cross between a fungal mycelium and a Rube Goldberg device. A Biologist, theater director, EMT, Unitarian minister, physician assistant, puppeteer, political activist, college professor, cellist and conductor, he is baffling, even unto himself. One of the region's most intriguing writers reads from his latest works, Tsim-Tsum and The Lamentations of Julius Marantz.
Borders Books & Music
2:00-3:00 PM
JAMES M. TABOR
The host of the popular PBS series The Great Outdoors reads from his critically praised new release, Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters.
Borders Books & Music
3:30-4:30 PM
WAYNE F. BURKE
Kingdom Come: The Fiction of Howard Frank Mosher
The city's 3rd annual celebration of the written word kicked off with the dedication of this year's Festival to acclaimed Irasburg novelist Howard Frank Mosher. Two days later, it draws to a close with another tribute to the author. Wayne F. Burke will read and discuss his book which offers an informative study of the author's Kingdom County novels, a work the Burlington Free Press hailed as "astute and a worthy Mosher companion."
Borders Books & Music
The 3rd Annual
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE FESTIVAL
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
TRACEY CAMPBELL PEARSON
Tracey Campbell Pearson has created picture books beloved by children and adults such as Hector Protector and Where Does Joe Go? She will read her newest picture book, The Moon, and talk about the art of picture book making.
Waterfront Theatre Great Room, 3rd Floor
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
KATE MESSNER
Join Kate Messner for a trip back in time to the American Revolution on Lake Champlain. Kate will read from her middle grade historical novel Spitfire, set during the Battle of Valcour Island in 1776, sign books and present an interactive multimedia slide show about the real 12-year-old who fought in the battle. Kids will be invited to taste the food and try on the clothes of an 18th century sailor, handle artifact replicas and design their own powder horns to take home.
Waterfront Theatre Black Box, 3rd Floor
12:30-1:30 PM
JAMES KOCHALKA
Comics artist, musician and new children's book creator James Kochalka will bring his quirky humor to the Festival as he introduces his first picture book, Squirrely Gray, and sings songs with members of his band.
Waterfront Theatre Great Room, 3rd Floor
12:30-1:30 PM
ANNA DEWDNEY
Anna Dewdney's engaging and fun stories delight younger children. Join Anna, whose previous works include Llama Llama Red Pajama and Grumpy Gloria, as she introduces Llama Llama Mad at Mama and talks about her career as a picture book artist.
Waterfront Theatre Board Room, 2nd Floor
12:30-1:30 PM
LINDA URBAN
Linda will debut her new book for young readers (ages 8-12), A Crooked Kind of Perfect. Listen to excerpts and find out what it's like to write and publish a novel for kids.
Waterfront Theatre Black Box, 3rd Floor
2:00-3:00 PM
HARRY BLISS
A favorite of the Festval returns to debut his newest picture book, Diary of a Fly, the third and final installment in his Diary series with bestselling author Doreen Cronin. Harry will read the book and draw scribble pictures with kids from the audience. Lucky scribblers will be able to take home an oiginal Harry Bliss drawing!
Waterfront Theatre Great Room, 3rd Floor
2:00-3:00 PM
JIM ARNOSKY
Jim Arnosky, internationally renowned artist, writer and photographer, is an ardent naturalist. Join Jim as he talks about his latest books, Arnosky's Ark and Babies in the Bayou, and shares his commitment to nature and animals.
Waterfront Theatre Black Box, 3rd Floor
2:00-3:00 PM
BARBARA SEULING
Barbara Seuling has written scores of books for children of all ages (Oh No, It's Robert, Winter Lullaby, etc) in addition to the classic guide How to Write a Children's Book and Get it Published. Listen to Barbara discuss the process of writing for children and share hints and suggestions for getting published.
Waterfront Theatre Board Room, 2nd Floor
3:30-4:30 PM
MARIE-LOUISE GAY
One of Canada's premier children's authors and illustrators, Marie-Louise Gay made an international splash with her series of books about Stella, a precocious and very intelligent young girl who answers all her baby brother's questions.
Her art has been exhibited throughout Canada and Europe. She is the recipient of such prestigious honors as The Governor General's Literary Award and The Canada Council Children's Literature Prize. Marie-Louise will read from her beloved Sam and Stella series as well as her new book, Please, Louise!, perform a drawing demonstration and answer questions about her work.
Waterfront Theatre Great Room, 3rd Floor
3:30-4:30 PM
BARBARA LEHMAN
Barbara Lehman's picture books such as The Red Book and Museum Trip have won awards and been favorites of children and teachers everywhere. See how she creates her wordless books and magical perspectives as she introduces her newest release, Rainstorm.
Waterfront Theatre Black Box, 3rd Floor
5:00-6:00 PM
WARREN KIMBLE
Warren Kimble's art is recognizable the world over and in recent years he has turned his talents to illustrating picture books for children. Warren's latest book is entitled You're A Grand Old Flag (lyrics to the classic song by George M Cohan). Warren will read and sign copies of his newest release and answer questions.
Waterfront Theatre Great Room, 3rd Floor
A reception hosted by the Consulate General of Canada in Boston and the UVM Canadian Studies Program will follow. The public is invited to attend.
Waterfront Theatre Atrium, 3rd Floor
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All readings will take place in the Waterfront Theatre Film House on the third floor.
11:00-11:30 AM
EMERGING POET READINGS
- CHRISTOPHER LAWLESS
- MEGHAN SCHARDT
- JUSTIN PERREAULT
- BRIDGET EVERTS
11:30 AM-12:00 PM
NEIL SHEPARD
Neil Shepard has published three books of poetry. His poems appear in many literary magazines, including Boulevard, New American Writing, North American Review, The Paris Review, Ploughshares, The Southern Review and Triquarterly. He teaches in the BFA writing program at Johnson State College and is editor of the literary magazine Green Mountains Review. He will read from his latest release, This Far from the Source.
12:30-1:00 PM
SUSAN RICH
Susan Rich is author of The Cartographer's Tongue Poems of the World, winner of the PEN USA and Peace Corps Awards for poetry, and a second collection, Cures Include Travel, both from White Pine Press. She is the recipient of a Washington State Artist Trust Fellowship and as well as a GAP recipient. Recent poems appear in Alaska Quarterly Review, Bellevue Literary Review, Dialogi and Green Mountains Review.
1:30-2:00 PM
DIANE LOCKWARD
Diane Lockward is the author of What Feeds Us, which was awarded the Quentin R. Howard Poetry Prize. She is also the author of Eve's Red Dress and a chapbook, Against Perfection. Her poems have been published in several anthologies, including Poetry Daily: 366 Poems from the World's Most Popular Poetry Website and Garrison Keillor's Good Poems for Hard Times. Her poems have also appeared in such journals as The Beloit Poetry Journal, Spoon River Poetry Review, Poet Lore, Seattle Review and Prairie Schooner. Her work has been nominated for five Pushcart Prizes, featured on Poetry Daily and read by Garrison Keillor on NPR's The Writer's Almanac. She is the recipient of a 2003 Poetry Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and was a featured poet at the 2006 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival.
2:30-3:00 PM
GREG DELANTY
Greg Delanty recently published his seventh book of poems, The Ship of Birth. Last year his Collected Poems 1986-2006 was published. The poet also was recently awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. Delanty, who has taught at Saint Michael's College since 1987, plans to use the fellowship to work on a book of poetry to be titled The Greek Anthology Book XVII. His other books include The Blind Stitch, The Hellbox, American Wake, Southward and Cast in the Fire. He has received the Patrick Kavanagh Award, the Allen Dowling Poetry Fellowship, the Wolfers-O'Neill Award, the Austin Clarke Award and an award from the Royal Literary Fund among numerous other honors.
3:30-4:00 PM
DAVID BUDBILL
David Budbill's play Judevine has been produced 53 times in 21 states since the early 1980s, most recently this past spring at Lost Nation Theatre in Montpelier. His latest two books of poems are While We've Still Got Feet and Moment to Moment: Poems of a Mountain Recluse. Boxholder Records released Songs for a Suffering World: A Prayer for Peace, A Protest Against War, with bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake in 2003. David can also be heard on Zen Mountains-Zen Streets: A Duet for Poet and Improvised Bass with the music of William Parker. In 1999, Chelsea Green Publishing Company republished a revised, expanded version of Judevine, his collected poems. His reading will include new unpublished work.
4:30-5:00 PM
SUSAN ELMSLIE
Susan Elmslie's first collection of poetry, I, Nadja, and Other Poems won the A.M. Klein Poetry Prize and was shortlisted for the McAuslan First Book Prize, the Pat Lowther Award and, recently, a ReLit Award. Her poems have also appeared in several journals, anthologies and in a prize-winning chapbook, When Your Body Takes to Trembling. She received a PhD in English with a specialization in Canadian literature from McGill University. She has been awarded Canada Council for the Arts grants for Professional Writers, has been a resident at the Banff Centre for the Arts and a poetry Fellow at Hawthornden Castle in Scotland. She teaches at Dawson College in Montreal.
5:30-6:00 PM
MAJOR JACKSON
Major Jackson is the author of two collections of poetry, Hoops and Leaving Saturn, winner of the 2000 Cave Canem Poetry Prize and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He has received critical attention in The Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Parnassus, Philadelphia Inquirer and on National Public Radio's All Things Considered. His poems have appeared in the American Poetry Review, Boulevard, Callaloo, Post Road, Triquarterly and The New Yorker among other literary journals and anthologies. He is a recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award and has been honored by the Pew Fellowship in the Arts and the Witter Bynner Foundation in conjunction with the Library of Congress. He is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Vermont and a faculty member of the Bennington Writing Seminars. Recently he was a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University.
A reception hosted by the Consulate General of Canada in Boston and the UVM Canadian Studies Program will follow. The public is invited to attend.
Waterfront Theatre Atrium, 3rd Floor
MONDAY, 9/17
SISSY HICKS
Elegant Comfort Food
5:00 PM
Three straight days of book festival fun and you're still hungry for more? Join Vermont legend Sissy Hicks for a cooking demo and signing to celebrate her new book Elegant Comfort Food.
City Market
Elegant Comfort Food
5:00 PM
Three straight days of book festival fun and you're still hungry for more? Join Vermont legend Sissy Hicks for a cooking demo and signing to celebrate her new book Elegant Comfort Food.
City Market