Winnipeg, MB – BookFest returns to the Millennium Library on Saturday, November 25 for a full-day event showcasing the best in prairie publishing with a book expo, “book tastings”, and a panel talk. Great books for readers of all genres will be uncovered and discovered!
Where: Millennium Library, 251 Donald Street, second floor
When: Saturday, November 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Events will take place as follows:
- Panel Talk: The Book Starts Here: 11 a.m. to noon
- Take a literary walk through Winnipeg as panelists discuss iconic Winnipeg locations found in books. Charlene Diehl of the Winnipeg International Writers Festival moderates the discussion with the University of Manitoba Press’ Ariel Gordon, Winnipeg author Allan Levine and librarians from Winnipeg Public Library.
- Book Tastings: Drop in for 30-minute seatings of delicious must-reads. This fun, quick-fire appetizer pairs librarians and avid readers showcasing the best in publishing.
- 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Life & Death: notable new memoirs & mysteries
- 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Canada 150+: great reads about our past and present
- 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Genre-bending titles: the best in mixed-genre reads
- Book Expo: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Local publishers and authors allow you to explore the best of prairie fiction and non-fiction, featuring the following publishers: ARP Books At Bay Press, Les Éditions des Plaines, Fernwood Publishing, Great Plains Publications, J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing, Peanut Butter Press, Rebelight Publishing Inc., Signature Editions, Turnstone Press, and University of Manitoba Press.
- Poetry Station: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Try your hand at building a poem by blacking out words on a page. Poet Jennifer Still, the Library’s current Writer-in-Residence, will demonstrate and assist.
- Book Club Corner: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- A showcase of titles your book club will love, tips for discussion, and information about the Library’s book club kits.
- The Librarian is In!: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- In a reading slump? Need help finding your next great read? Visit the desk where library staff will be on hand to diagnose your literary condition and prescribe a few titles.
All events are free.
BookFest is a partnership of the City of Winnipeg’s Library Services and the Association of Manitoba Book Publishers with funding from the Winnipeg Public Library Board. For more information on Winnipeg Public Library, please visit winnipeg.ca/library.