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PROVIDENCE BOOK FESTIVAL April 27,

2019

LITERARYARTS RI presents itaLitaryer

PROVIDENCE BOOK FESTIVAL PROGRAM GUIDE

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Providence, RI 02903

PROVIDENCE BOOK FESTIVAL April 27, 2019

WELCOME!TheProvidenceBookFestival(PBF)isthrilledtowelcomeyoutoourinauguralliteraryfairinthecreativecapitalofRI.PBFisaprogramofLiteraryArtsRI,a501(c)(3)nonprofitorganizationwillhelpattendeesexploreanddiscovernewbooksandgreatauthorsthroughreadings/signings,paneldiscussions,workshops,andconversationswithauthors.

PBF2019willbringtogetheraward-winningauthorsfromavarietyofgenres:Fiction,Nonfiction,Children/YA,andPoetry.Whetheryouareabookloversearchingforagreatbook,orawriterlookingtoadvanceyourskills,ourgoalisforthisfestivaltoprovideyouwiththeopportunitytomakenewconnectionswithauthorsandtomeetotherattendeeswhoshareyourloveforbooksandliterature.

TODAY’SPANELTOPICSINCLUDE:ARTASACTIVISM:ThePoliticalClimateandRoleofArtandArtistsMiddleGradeFictionthatEMPOWERSGIRLS/TOPICSNOLONGERTABOOANIMALANDHUMANWELFARE:HowandWhyAnimalsHealHumansATRIBUTETOMARYOLIVERIWISHIHADWRITTENTHAT:AuthorsDiscussingTheirFavoritePassagesPAGETURNERS:TheWorldofMysteryWritersINTIMACIESANDINTRIGUEDEBUTNOVELISTSTOWATCH:ThePathtoPublicationCOMPELLINGFICTION:HowBelief,ValuesandSettingActtoShapeanAuthor’sWritingHISTORICALFICTION:HowWritersDevelopTheirMaterialandMakeItRelevantWRITINGFORYOUNGREADERSANDTWEENS…andmuchmore!

HOTELINFORMATIONThemainhubofthePBFistheRenaissanceProvidenceDowntownHotellocatedadjacenttotheRIStateHouseandablockawayfromAmtracktrainstation.P:(401)919-5000Check-in3p.m.andCheck-out11a.m.HotelofferscomplimentaryWi-Fiandairportshuttleservice.

EXHIBITHALLTheExhibitHallislocatedinSymphonyAontheBallroomLevel.TheHallwillbeopen9a.m.–5:30p.m.Weareshowcasinglocalliteracyandwritingorganizations,smallpressesandmanytalentedlocalauthors.Pleasenotethatnooutsidefoodorbeveragesareallowedinsidethehotel’sexhibithalls.

WEVALUETHEINPUTFROMPARTICPANTSWesolicitinputfromeachattendeeandparticipant.YourinputhelpsmakethePBFthebestwecanoffer!Contactusatinfo@providencebookfestival.orgwithyourfeedback!FollowusonFacebook@ProvidenceBookFestivalandonlineatwww.providencebookfestival.org.


MAIN HUB: renaissance Providence HOTEL SymphonyBallroomA–Vendors&ExhibitorsSymphonyBallroomB-Ballroomlevel

PROGRAM LOCATIONS

AS220 MAIN STAGE & GALLERY 115 EMPIRE ST.

HandelRoom,TempleLevelHaydnRoom,TempleLevel

BeethovenRoom,MezzaninelevelMozartRoom,Mezzaninelevel

Presentedby

LiteraryArts RIa501(c)(3)nonprofitorganizationInmemoryofBeatriceandAlbertDelMastro

LiteraryArtsRI(LARI)iscomposedofwriters,poets,andliteraryorganizationswhosemissionistoshowcase,strengthen,andgrowRI'sliteraryartsthrougheducationalliteraryinitiativesculminatingintheannualProvidenceBookFestival.LARI supports writers and engages readers through free and low-cost programs, fostering literacy and literaryachievement. Ourmembers seek tomake an impact and a vital contribution to RI communities, inspiring a newgenerationofreadersandwriterstogrowinunderstandingandempathythroughthewrittenandspokenword.LiteraryArtsRIExecutIveDirector:BeatriceLazarusMarketingandCommunications:MarilynBuschandKateLeach


SCHEDULE

9:15–9:45FICTIONSymphonyBCOMEWITHMEFictionKeynote:HELENSCHULMANHelenSchulmanistheFictionChairofTheWritingProgramatTheNewSchool.Hernewnovel,ComewithMe,hasjustbeenpublishedtoconsiderablecriticalacclaim.TheSanFranciscoChroniclecalledit“Mind-blowinglybrilliant,”andnameditoneofthetenbestbooksof2018.TheNewYorkTimesBookReviewcalledit“strikinglyoriginal,compellingandbeautifullywritten.”ComewithMeissearing,entertaining,andunexpected—adarkcomedythatisultimatelybothadeeplyromanticlovestoryandavividtapestryofmodernlife.9:15–9:45NONFICTIONBeethovenRoomUNBEATENNonfictionKeynote:MIKESTANTONInthehandsoftheaward-winningjournalistandbiographerMikeStanton,Unbeatenismorethanjustaboxingstory.It’saclassicAmericantaleofimmigrantdreams,exceptionaltalentweddedtoexceptionalambitions,compromisesintheserviceofagreatergood,astoundingsuccess,disillusionment,andaquesttodiscoverwhatitallmeant.Itwillknockyouoffyourfeet.9:15–9:45MIDDLEGRADEMozartRoomTHEBRIDGEHOMEChildren/YAKeynote:PADMAVENKATRAMATheBridgeHomewasreleasedthisFebruarytofive-starredreviewsbySchoolLibraryConnectionandinPublishersWeekly,KirkusReviews,Booklist,andSchoolLibraryJournal.Inthisstirringmiddle-gradenovel,fourdeterminedhomelesschildrenmakealifeforthemselvesLifeisharshfortherunawaysisters,andwhenillnessstrikes,Vijimustdecidewhethertoriskseekinghelpfromstrangersortokeepholdingontotheirfragile,hard-foughtfreedom.9:15–9:45POETRYHandelRoomSCALDPoetryKeynote:DENISEDUHAMELDeniseDuhamelistheauthorofnumerousacclaimedpoetrycollections,includingBlowout(Pittsburgh,2013),afinalistfortheNationalBookCriticsCircleAward.SheisDistinguishedUniversityProfessorintheMFAprogramatFloridaInternationalUniversityinMiami.Inherlatestbook,Duhameltakesoncelebrity,sex,reproduction,andreligionwithhercharacteristicwitandinsight.Thesepoemsengagefeminism,committingtoandbattlingwithvariousprinciplesandbeliefs.Duhamelwrestleswithforemothersandvisionariesaswellaswithpopculturefiguressuchas.HelenReddy,andCyndiLauper.IndialoguewithartistsandwriterssuchasCatherineOpieandSusanFaludi,Duhamelexploresourculturalmoment.WhileScaldcanburn,DuhamelmasterfullytakesontheroleoftheancientScandinavian“Skald,”onewhopaystributetoheroicdeeds.


9:15–9:45NONFICTIONHaydnRoomHEALTHCAREREVOLT:HowtoOrganize,BuildaHealthcareSystemandResuscitateDemocracy—AllattheSameTimePresenter:DR.MICHAELFINEDr.FineservedasDirectoroftheRhodeIslandDepartmentofHealthfrom2011–2015.HealthCareRevoltsetsouttoprovideafreshanalysisandnewvisionofarevampedhealthcaresystemthatismostpropitioustimeinUShistory.Dr.MichaelFine’smanifestooffersanimpassionedroadmapforanationconfusedaboutwhichhealthcaredirectiontotravel.HealthCareRevoltlooksaroundtheworldforexamplesofhealthcaresystemsthatareeffectiveandaffordable,picturessuchasystemfortheUS,andcreatesapracticalplaybooktoprotecthealthandstrengthendemocracy.9:55–10:25FICTIONSymphonyBTHEDESTINYTHIEFFictionKeynote:RICHARDRUSSORichardRussoistheauthorofeightnovels,includingNobody'sFoolwhichwasadaptedtofilm,andEmpireFalls,forwhichhereceivedthePulitzerPrize.In2017,hereceivedFrance'sGrandPrixdeLittératureAméricaine.InTheDestinyThief,belovedauthorRichardRussoprovidesinsightintohislifeasawriter,teacher,friend,andreader.Warm,funny,wise,andpoignant,theessaysincludedheretraverseRusso'swritinglife,expandingourunderstandingofwhoheisandhowhissingular,incrediblygenerousmindworks.Anutterjoytoread,theseessaysgivedeepinsightintothecreativeprocessfromtheperspectiveofoneofourgreatestwriters.9:55–10:25NONFICTIONBeethovenRoomOURSYMPHONYWITHANIMALSPresenter:DR.AYSHAAKHTARAyshaAkhtar,MD,MPH,isaneurologistandpublichealthspecialistonamissiontoshowthatwhatisgoodforanimalsisalsogoodforhumans.SheistheauthorofAnimalsandPublicHealth:WhyTreatingAnimalsBetterIsCriticaltoHumanWelfare.OurSymphonywithAnimals:OnHealth,Empathy,andOurSharedDestinies,willbepublishedonMay7,2019.AkhtarisaFellowoftheOxfordCentreforAnimalEthics,isDeputyDirectoroftheArmyTraumaticBrainInjuryProgramwheresheservesasLieutenantCommanderintheUSPublicHealthServiceCommissionedCorps.Shehasappearedintelevisionshowsandbeeninterviewedbynationalmedia.Aleaderinthefieldsofanimalethicsandneurology,Dr.AyshaAkhtarexaminestherichhuman-animalconnectionandhowinterspeciesempathyenrichesourwell-beingandwhyourrelationshipswithanimalsmatter.9:55–10:55YOUNGADULTMozartRoomKINGDOMOFTHEBLAZINGPHOENIX,MONDAY’SNOTCOMING,ANIMUSPresenters:JULIEC.DAO,TIFFANYD.JACKSON,ANTOINEREVOYJulieC.Daoistheauthoroftwoyoungadultnovels,ForestofaThousandLanternsandKingdomoftheBlazingPhoenix.Herthirdnovel,SongoftheCrimsonFlower,willbereleasedNovember5,2019.SetinanEastAsian-inspiredfantasyworldfilledwithbreathtakingpainandbeauty,KingdomoftheBlazingPhoenixisfilledwithdazzlingmagic,powerfulprose,andcharactersreaderswon’tsoonforget.InTiffanyJackson’sbookMonday’sNotComing,sheexploresthequestion:Howcanateenagegirljustvanishwithoutanyonenoticingthatshe’sgone?JacksonisthecriticallyacclaimedauthorofYAnovelsincludingtheNAACPImageAward-


nominatedAllegedlyandMonday’sNotComing,aWalterDeanMyersHonoredBookandCorettaScottKingNewTalentAwardwinner.ShereceivedherBachelorofArtsinfilmfromHowardUniversityandhermasterofartsinmediastudiesfromtheNewSchool.JacksonhasoveradecadeofTV/filmexperience.AntoineRevoyhascreatedaward-winningillustrationsforclientssuchasDerSpiegel,Hasbro,andtheNewYorkTimes.Hisdebutgraphicnovel,thedetectivefiction/horrorstoryAnimus(FirstSecondBooks),wasdistinguishedasoneofthe2019GreatGraphicNovelsforTeensbytheYoungAdultLibraryServicesAssociation.Animuswasalsohighlightedasoneofthe20BestKidsComicsof2018andamongtheall-time31BestScaryComicsforKidsbyPasteMagazine.RevoyteachesillustrationandstorytellingclassesatRISD.9:55–10:25POETRYHandelRoomMADEINDETROITPoetryKeynote:MARGEPIERCYAtreasuretroveofnewpoemsbyoneofourmostsought-afterpoets—astunningcollectionthatrangesfromdescriptionsoftheDetroitofherchildhoodtohercurrentlifeonCapeCod,fromdeepappreciationsofthenaturalworldtoelegiesforlostfriendsandrelationships,fromavisionofherJewishheritagetoahard-hittingtakeontoday’spoliticalironies.Inhertrademarkstyle,MargePiercycombinesthesublimewiththegrittyincompellingly,originalways.9:55–10:25FICTIONHaydnRoomHEATANDLIGHTPresenter:JENNIFERHAIGHAsfarmersholdoffdrillingfornaturalgas,Shelbyinsiststhewatersmellsstrangeandispoisoningtheirfraildaughter.Thenapassionateenvironmentalactivistdisruptsalltheirlives.HeatandLightdepictsacommunityblessedandcursedbyitsnaturalresources.Soaringandambitious,itzoomsfromdrillrigtoshareholders’meetingtotheThreeMileIslandnuclearreactortotheruinedlandscapeofthe“strippins,”hauntingremindersofPennsylvania’spastenergybooms.Thisisaworkofsearingmoralclarityfromoneofthefinestwritersofhergeneration,acourageousandnecessarybook.10:35–11:05FICTIONSymphonyBDARKNESSTHECOLOROFSNOWFictionKeynote:THOMASCOBBFromtheauthorofCrazyHeartwhichwasmadeintoa2008AcademyAward-winningmoviestarringJeffBridges,comesthisgrittyandtensenovelexposingsmall-townhypocrisy,pettyrivalries,jealousy,andmedia-fueledhysteria.WhenpatrolmanForberttriestoarrestMattLaferierefordrunkdriving,theconfrontationturnsviolentanddeadly,andRonaldmustdefendhisactionsinatownwhereeveryoneknowstherewasbadbloodbetweenhimandMatt.Aspublicpressuretoblamesomeonemounts,onecoercedwitnesschangeshisversion,withdisastrousresults.Nobodywinsinthistaleofundeniablepower.


10:35–11:05FICTIONBeethovenRoomORDINARYWELLNESS:THECASEFORANTIDEPRESSANTSPresenter:PETERD.KRAMERPeterD.Krameristheauthorofsevenbooks,includingOrdinarilyWell,AgainstDepression,ShouldYouLeave?,thenovelSpectacularHappiness,andtheinternationalbestsellerListeningtoProzac.KramerisEmeritusProfessorofPsychiatryandHumanBehavioratBrownUniversity.InOrdinarilyWell,thecelebratedpsychiatristaddressesthegrowingmistrustofantidepressantsamongthemedicalestablishmentandthebroader.Hewriteswithdeepempathyabouthisownclinicalencountersoverthedecades.AsKramerseesit,wemustrespecthumancomplexityandthevalueofpsychotherapywithoutdenyingthetruth―thatdepressionisaseriousanddestructiveillnessthatdemandsthemosteffectivetreatmentavailable.11:05-11:35STORYTIME:PICTUREBOOKSMozartRoomELLAANDMONKEYATSEA,BEARANDCHICKENPresenters:EMILIEBOON,JANNIEHOInBoon’sbook,Ella’sbestfriend,Monkey,doesn’twanttomoveawayforever.NeitherdoesElla.ButPapaiswaitingfortheminNewYork.So,EllaandMonkeymustboardtheshipandleavetheiroldhomeinHollandfortheirnewhomeinAmerica.Willtheyeverfeelathomeagain?Thissweetlyillustratedpicturebookwillappealtoanyonewhohaslefthomebehind—andtochildrenwhowillfindcreativewaystosharetheiremotions.InHo’sbook,Bearfindsachickenfrozeninthewintersnowandbringsithometotrytodefrostit.AsChickenthaws—um,awakens—hefearsthatBearisactuallypreppingtoeathim.Oh,no!AllsignsarepointingtoafatefulendforChicken.Chickenmakesarunforit!Thisfunnyandcleverfriendshiptaleteacheskidsthatthingsarenotalwaysastheyseem.10:35-11:05POETRYHandelRoomSAIDNOTSAIDPresenter:FREDMARCHANTEmeritusprofessorofEnglish,FredMarchantisthefoundingdirectoroftheSuffolkUniversityPoetryCenterinBostonandwinneroftheMaySartonAwardfromtheNewEnglandPoetryClub,giventopoets"whoseworkisaninspirationtootherwrite."Thepoemsinthisbeautifulnewbookareautobiographical,depictinghowMarchanthaswitnessed,withfaithfullyexactandpityingobservation,thesufferingsinthelivesofotherpeople,includingthefatalmentalsufferingofhissister.SaidNotSaidisapoet’stakingstockofconscience,hiscountry’sandhisown,andofpoetry’scapacitytospeaktowhatmattersmost.


10:35-11:15FICTIONHaydnRoomANIMALANDHUMANWELFARE:HowandWhyAnimalsHealHumansAuthorsinConversation:DR.AYSAHAKTAR,NANCYCASTALDO,SUSANWILSONAyshaAkhtar,MD,MPH,isaneurologistandpublichealthspecialistonamissiontoshowthatwhatisgoodforanimalsisalsogoodforhumans.SheistheauthorofAnimalsandPublicHealth:WhyTreatingAnimalsBetterIsCriticaltoHumanWelfare.Hersecondbook,OurSymphonywithAnimals:OnHealth,Empathy,andOurSharedDestinies,willbepublishedonMay7,2019.Aleaderinthefieldsofanimalethicsandneurology,Dr.AyshaAkhtarexaminestherichhuman-animalconnectionandhowinterspeciesempathyenrichesourwell-being.NancyCastaldo,anaward-winningauthorandenvironmentaleducator,haswrittenbooksaboutourplanetforovertwentyyears.Herlatestbook,BackfromtheBrink:SavingAnimalsfromExtinctionhasreceivedstarredreviewsandtheCrystalKiteAward,andislong-listedfortheGreenEarthBookAward.HerresearchhastakenherallovertheworldfromtheGalapagostoRussia.SusanWilsonistheauthorofelevennovels,includingtheNewYorkTimesbestsellingOneGoodDog.Hernextnovel,TheDogILove,willbereleasedbySt.Martin’sPressinNovember2019.BorninProvidence,shehasmadeherhomeonMartha’sVineyardformorethanthirtyyears.Whennotwritingabouttherelationshipbetweendogsandhumans,sheenjoyssinging,takingcareofherhorse,andtendingtohercollectionofbonsaitrees.11:15–11:45FICTIONSymphonyBAHOUSEAMONGTHETREESPresenter:JULIAGLASSJuliaGlass’srichlyimaginednovelbeginsjustafterthesuddendeathofworld-renownedchildren’sbookauthorMortLear,wholeavesbehindawhollyunexpectedwill,anidylliccountryhouse,anddifficultsecrets.Vividandgripping,filledwithinsightandhumor,AHouseAmongtheTreesisanunforgettablestoryaboutfriendshipandlove,artisticambition,theperilsoffame,andthesacrificesmadebythosewhoservethedemandsofacreativegenius.

BREAK11:45–12:15SYMPHONYB

11:15-11:45NONFICTIONBeethovenRoomHOWEMOTIONSAREMADE:TheSecretLifeoftheBrainPresenter:LISABARRETT,PhDLisaBarretthaspublishedovertwohundredpeer-reviewedscientificpapersappearinginScience,NatureNeuroscience,andothertopjournalsinpsychologyandcognitiveneuroscience,aswellassixvolumespublishedbyGuilfordPress.ShehasalsogivenapopularTEDtalk.BarrettreceivedaNationalInstitutesofHealthDirector’sPioneerAwardforherrevolutionaryresearchonemotioninthebrain.Thisparadigmshifthasfar-reachingimplicationsnotonlyforpsychologybutalsomedicine,thelegalsystem,airportsecurity,child-rearing,andevenmeditation.LeadingthechargeispsychologistandneuroscientistLisaFeldmanBarrett,whosetheoryofemotionisdrivingadeeperunderstandingofthemindandbrain,andwhatitmeanstobehuman.HowEmotionsAreMaderevealsthelatestresearchandintriguingpracticalapplicationsofthenewscienceofemotion,mind,andbrain.

BREAK12:25–12:45BEETHOVENROOM


11:15–11:45POETRYHandelRoomACAMOUFLAGEOFSPECIMENSANDGARMENTSPresenter:JENNIFERMILITELLOCalled“positivelybewitching”byPublishersWeekly,Militello’scollectionaddressesillnessandstruggleinterspersedwithventriloquismsinthevoicesofmythologicalheroesandlong-deadcomposers,ancientgoddessesandmurderedgirls.Intricate"dictionaries"offermulti-layereddefinitionsthataremeanttoprovideshelterfromaworldthatcannotbecontrolled.Thiscaptivatingbookstitchesexaminesthedisguisesweallwear.Militello’sBodyThesaurus(TupeloPress)wasnamedoneofthebestbooksof2013byBestAmericanPoetry.SheteachesintheMFAprogramatNewEnglandCollege.11:25–12:10FICTIONHaydnRoomCOMPELLINGFICTION:HowBeliefs,Values,andSettingActtoShapeanAuthor’sWriting.AuthorsinConversation:JENNIFERHAIGH,CAROLINEKEPNES,CLAIREMESSUD,HELENSCHULMANJenniferHaigh’sbookHeatandLightwonaLiteratureAwardfromtheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLettersandwasnamedaBestBookof2016bytheNewYorkTimes,theWashingtonPost,theWallStreetJournalandNPR.CarolineKepnes’novelYouwaspublishedin2014.StephenKingtweetedthathefoundthebook"hypnotic...neverreadanythinglikeit.”ThepopularNetflixseriesYouisanadaptationofhernovelYou.Herworkhasbeentranslatedintonineteenlanguages.ShenowlivesinaquaintneighborhoodinLosAngeles.Authorofsixworksoffiction,ClaireMessudisarecipientofGuggenheimandRadcliffeFellowshipsandtheStraussLivingAwardfromtheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters.HelenSchulmanisanovelist,screenwriter,andshortstorywriter.SheFictionChairofTheWritingProgramatTheNewSchoolwheresheisatenuredProfessorofWriting.Hernewnovel,ComewithMe,hasjustbeenpublishedtoconsiderablecriticalacclaim.TheSanFranciscoChroniclecalledit“mind-blowinglybrilliant,”andnameditoneofthetenbestbooksof2018.

BREAK12:10–12:40HAYDNROOM11:45–12:15PICTUREBOOKSMozartRoomPADDINGTONATST.PAUL’SPresenter:R.W.ALLEYR.W.ALLEYhasillustrated(andsometimes,written)morethan150booksforchildren,boardbooks,picturebooks,earlyreaders,andmiddle-gradenovels.Forthelast21yearsheillustratedMichaelBond’sPaddingtonBearbooks.PearlandWagnerOneFunnyDaybyKateMcMullanreceivedaGeiselHonor,andThere’saWolfattheDoorbyZoëB.AlleywasselectedasaWashingtonPostBestBookoftheYear.


11:55–12:25MozartRoomFICTIONTHELIARS’ASYLUMPresenter:DR.JACOBM.APPELThefrustrationsofromanticloveinitsvariousguises—adomineeringkindergartenteacherforadashingartificialfoliagedesigner,asuicidalphysicistforhisstarstudent,adialysispatientatasleep-awaycampforthecampowner’sdaughter—providethecommonthemeforthestoriesinAppel’sseventhcollection.Wemeetapsychiatristdabblingwithinfidelityduringacrisisinwhichrainturnsintotruthserum,aFinnish-Americansoldierchargedwithfacilitatinghiscommandingofficer’sextra-maritalaffair,andacoupletransportingawealthy,“locked-in”patientacrossthePiedmonttohisnewnursinghome.Appel’sliteraryshortfictionoffersawindowintothepangsandpromiseoflove.Appelisanaward-winningauthorofthreeliterarynovels,nineshortstorycollections,anessaycollection,acozymystery,athrillerandavolumeofpoetry.11:55–12:25POETRYHandelRoomARCHEOPHONICSPresenter:PETERGIZZIPeterGizziistheauthorofsevencollectionsofpoetry,mostrecently,Archeophonics,finalistforthe2016NationalBookAward.Archeophonics,definedasthearchaeologyoflostsound,isonewayofunderstandingtheroleandthetaskofpoetry:torecovertheburiedsoundsandshapesoflanguagesinthetraditionoftheart,andthemultitudeofprivateconnectionsthatlieundisclosedinone’semotionalmemory.Thebookrecognizesthatthepoemisnotadecorativeartobjectbutameansoforganizingtheworld,inthewordsofanthropologistCliffordGeertz,“intotransientexamplesofshapedbehavior.”

BREAK12:25–12:55HANDELROOM12:15–12:45FICTIONSymphonyBCITYOFFLICKERINGLIGHTPresenter:JULIETTEFAYJulietteFayistheaward-winning,bestsellingauthoroffivenovelsincludingCityofFlickeringLight,availableApril2019,andTheTumblingTurnerSisters,aUSATodaybestseller.PreviousnovelsincludeTheShortestWayHome,oneofLibraryJournal'sTop5BestBooksof2012:Women’sFictionandDeepDownTrue,short-listedforthe2011Women’sFictionawardbytheAmericanLibraryAssociation.Julietteholdsabachelor’sdegreefromBostonCollegeandamaster’sdegreefromHarvardUniversity.InCityofFlickeringLight,whatbeginsasaquestforfameandfortunesoonbecomesacollectivesearchforlove,acceptance,andfulfillmentastheynavigatethebacklotsandstagesetswheretheillusionsofthesilverscreenarebroughttolife.

12:20–12:45MozartRoomPOETRYWORKSHOPFORCHILDRENPresenter:LAURASHOVANLauraShovan’sdebutmiddle-gradenovel,TheLastFifthGradeofEmersonElementary,wasaNationalCouncilofTeachersofEnglish2017NotableVerseNovelandaBankStreetCollegeofEducationBestChildren'sBookoftheYear(2017),andwonaCybilsAwardforpoetry.InTakedown,Mikaylaisawrestlergrowingupinahousefullofbrotherswhowrestle.Somepeopleobjecttohavingagirlontheteam.Butthat'snotstoppingMikayla.She'sdeterminedtoworkharderthanever,andwin.Pairedaspartners,MikaylaandLevworkhardtogetherandbecomefriends.Butwhentheyfaceeachother,onlyoneofthemcanwin.


12:40–1:20FICTIONHaydnRoomDEBUTDIARIES:TheUpsandDownsofGettingYourBookPublishedPanelists:SUSANBERNHARD,JAMESCHARLESWORTH,KCHESS,WILLIAMDAMERONModerator:VANESSALILLIESusanBernhardisaMassachusettsCulturalCouncilfellowshiprecipientandagraduateoftheGrubStreetNovelIncubatorprogram.WinterLoon(LittleA,December2018),herhauntingdebutnovelaboutfamilyandsacrifice,isanAmazonbestseller.JamesCharlesworth’swritinghasappearedinNaturalBridgeandwasawardedfinaliststatusinGlimmerTrain’sShortStoryAwardforNewWriters.HeisalsotherecipientofaMartinDibnerFellowshipfromtheMaineCommunityFoundation.Hisfirstnovel,ThePatricideofGeorgeBenjaminHill,waspublishedinJanuary2019.KChessistheauthorofFamousMenWhoNeverLived(TinHouseBooks,2019).HershortfictionhasappearedinPANKMagazine,MidwesternGothic,theChicagoTribune’sPrintersRowJournal,andotherfinejournals.KwasawardedtheW.K.RoseFellowshipintheCreativeArtsforfictionwritingin2008andwasnamedasFinalistfortheWriters’RoomofBostonFellowshipin2018.SheteacheswritingatGrubStreetinBostonandRI.WilliamDameronisanaward-winningbloggerandessayist.HisworkhasappearedintheNewYorkTimes,theBostonGlobe,theHuffingtonPost,SaranacReview,HippocampusMagazine,andinthebookFashionablyLate:Gay,Bi&TransMenWhoCameOutLaterinLife.HeisanITdirectorforaglobaleconomicsconsultingfirm.Hisbook,TheLie:AMemoirofTwoMarriages,Catfishing&ComingOut,willbepublishedinJuly2019.VanessaLillie’sdebutthriller,LittleVoices(Thomas&Mercer,October1,2019)issetinProvidence,RhodeIsland,whereshecallshome.OriginallyfromMiami,Oklahoma,shestudiedEnglishatRockhurstUniversityinKansasCityandreceivedherMasterofPublicAdministrationatAmericanUniversityinWashington,D.C.Shewasasenioreditorforane-publisherandworkedinmarketingandcommunicationsforeducationnonprofits.12:45–1:30NONFICTIONBeethovenRoomEMOTIONALROLLERCOASTER:It’sWorththeRide.Join3Best-SellingNon-FictionAuthorsforanEngagingDiscussionAboutHowEmotionsHelpUsSurviveandThrive.Panelists:GINABARRECA,LISAF.BARRETT,F.DIANEBARTHModerator:ROBINKALLGinaBarrecawashailedas“smartandfunny”byPeoplemagazine.HerweeklycolumnsfromtheHartfordCourantaredistributedinternationallybytheTribuneCo.,andshe’swrittenfortheIndependent,theNewYorkTimes,theChronicleofHigherEducation,Cosmopolitan,andHarvardBusinessReview.SheisaProfessorofEnglishattheUniversityofConnecticut.LisaBarrett,PhD,haspublishedintopjournalsinpsychologyandcognitiveneuroscience,aswellassixacademicvolumespublishedbyGuilfordPress.ShehasalsogivenapopularTEDtalk.BarrettreceivedtheNationalInstitutesofHealthDirector’sPioneerAwardforherrevolutionaryresearchonemotioninthebrain.DianeBarth,LCSW,isapsychotherapistandpsychoanalystinprivatepracticeinNewYorkCity.Shehasamaster’sdegreefromColumbiaUniversitySchoolofSocial.Sheistheauthorofthreebooks,mostrecentlyIKnowHowYouFeel:TheJoyandHeartbreakofFriendshipinWomen'sLives(HoughtonMifflinHarcourt,2018).ModeratorRobinKallisfounderandhostoftheReadingwithRobinpodcast,whichcanbefoundoniTunes.SheisalsoknownforthepopularPointStreetReadingSeries,whichrecentlyre-launchedasTheCardiganConnection.


12:55–1:35MIDDLEGRADEMozartRoomBACKFROMTHEBRINK,BEYONDTHEDOORS,CELIALEE-JENKINS:THISBOOKISACLASSICPresenters:NANCYCASTALDO,DAVIDNEILSEN,SUSANTANNancyCastaldoisanaward-winningauthorandenvironmentaleducator,haswrittenbooksaboutourplanetforovertwentyyears.BackfromtheBrinkdelvesintothethreatstosevenspecies,andthescientificandpoliticaleffortstocoaxthembackfromthebrinkofextinction.DavidNeilsenistheauthoroftwomiddle-gradehorror/comic/fantasiespublishedbyCrownBooksforYoungReaders:Dr.FellandthePlaygroundofDoom(2016)andBeyondtheDoors(2017).Aclassicallytrainedactor,DavidworksasaprofessionalstorytellerbasedinSleepyHollow,NewYork.SusanTanistheauthorofCillaLee-Jenkins:FutureAuthorExtraordinaire(winneroftheAsian/PacificAmericanLibrariansAssociationChildren’sHonorAward),CillaLee-Jenkins:ThisBookisAClassic,andCillaLee-Jenkins:TheEpicStory(forthcomingin2019).ShereceivedherBAfromWilliamsCollegeandherPhDfromtheUniversityofCambridge.

12:55–1:25FICTIONSymphonyBNOTHINGISFORGOTTENFictionKeynote:PETERGOLDENPeterGoldenisanaward-winningjournalist,historian,andnovelist,andtheauthorofninebooks.NothingIsForgotten,hisexplorationoftheconnectionbetweentheHolocaustandtheColdWar,ishisthirdnovel,whichnovelistKarinTanabecalled,“historicalfictionatitsfinest.”In1950sNewJersey,MichaelDanielslaunchesaradioshowinthestorageroomofhisRussian-Jewishgrandmother’scandystore.ButjustasMichael’sradioshowistakingoff,hisgrandmotherismurderedinthecandystore.Inordertosolvethemysteryofwhokilledher,MichaelsetsouttoEuropetolearnwherehe—andhisgrandmother—reallycamefrom.12:55–1:25POETRYHandelRoomDAYFORNIGHTPresenter:RICHARDDEMINGRichardDemingisapoet,artcritic,andtheoristwhoseworkexplorestheintersectionsofpoetry,philosophy,andvisualculture.Hisfirstpoetrycollection,Let’sNotCallItConsequencereceivedthe2009NormaFarberAwardfromthePoetrySocietyofAmerica.Hissearchingnewcollectionofpoemstakesitstitlefromthecinematictermforshootingnightscenesduringtheday.Thepoemsbringtogetherhighandpopculture,hopeandloss,lonelinessandbelonging,melancholyandtranscendence


1:30–2:15FICTIONHaydnRoomHARDSTORIES:ShapingArtfromTraumaandChaosAuthorsinConversation:BARBARADEE,ABBYFABIASCHI,RANDYSUSANMEYERS,PHILLIPB.WILLIAMS,LAURENWILLIGBarbaraDeeistheauthorofninemiddle-gradenovelspublishedbySimon&Schuster.Herbookshaveearnedseveralstarredreviewsandhavebeenincludedonmanybest-oflists,includingtheALARainbowListTopTen,theChicagoPublicLibraryBestofTheBest,theKingCounty(Seattle)LibraryBestBooksoftheYear.WithstarredreviewsfromBooklistandLibraryJournal,AbbyFabiaschi’sinternationalbestsellingnovel,ILikedMyLife(St.Martin’sPress),hasbeentranslatedintofivelanguages.RandySusanMeyers’bestsellingnovelsareinformedbyheryearsworkingwithcriminaloffendersandfamiliesimpactedbyemotionalandphysicalviolence.Hernovel,TheWidowofWallStreet,wasaNewYorkPost“MustReadBook,”andoneofNewYorkSubway’s“NewYorkStories.PhillipB.WilliamsistheauthorofThiefintheInterior,winnerofthe2017KateTuftsDiscoveryAwardanda2017LambdaLiteraryAward.Hereceiveda2017WhitingAwardanda2013RuthLillyFellowship.HeiscurrentlyafacultymemberinEnglishatBenningtonCollege.LaurenWilligisaNewYorkTimesandUSATodaybestsellingauthorofhistoricalfiction.AnalumnaofYaleUniversity,shehasagraduatedegreeinhistoryfromHarvardandaJDfromHarvardLawSchool.1:35–2:05FICTIONSymphonyBTHEBURNINGGIRLPresenter:CLAIREMESSUDClaireMessudisarecipientofGuggenheimandRadcliffeFellowshipsandtheStraussLivingAwardfromtheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters.Sheistheauthorofsixworksoffictionincludinghermostrecentbook,TheBurningGirl.Inhernovel,friendssincenurseryschool,JuliaandCassiehavesharedeverything,includingtheirdesiretoescapethestiflinglimitationsoftheirbirthplace,thequiettownofRoyston,Massachusetts.Butasthetwogirlsenteradolescence,theirpathsdiverge,andCassiesetsoutonajourneythatwillputherlifeindangerandshatterheroldestfriendship.TheBurningGirlisacomplexexaminationofthestorieswetellourselvesaboutyouthandfriendship,andstraddles,expertly,childhood’simaginaryworldsandpainfuladultreality―craftingatrue,immediateportraitoffemaleadolescence.1:40-2:10FICTIONBeethovenRoomEUROPEANTRAVELFORTHEMONSTROUSGENTLEWOMANPresenter:THEODORAGOSSInTheodoraGoss’sbook,theAthenaClubembarksonamadcapjourneyacrossEurope.FromParistoViennatoBudapest,Maryandherfriendsmustmakenewallies,faceoldenemies,andfinallyconfrontthefearsome,secretiveAlchemicalSociety.It’stimeforthesemonstrousgentlewomentoovercomethepastandcreatetheirowndestinies.GossistheWorldFantasyandLocusAward-winningauthoroftheExtraordinaryAdventuresoftheAthenaClubnovels,includingTheStrangeCaseoftheAlchemist'sDaughter,EuropeanTravelfortheMonstrousGentlewoman,andTheSinisterMysteryoftheMesmerizingGirl(forthcoming)aswellasshortstoryandpoetrycollectionsIntheForestofForgetting,SongsforOphelia,andSnowWhiteLearnsWitchcraft.SheteachesliteratureandwritingatBostonUniversityandintheStonecoastMFAProgram.


1:35–2:20POETRYHandelRoomTHEPOLITICALCLIMATEANDTHEROLEOFARTANDARTISTSPanelists:RICHARDDEMING,PETERGIZZI,WENDYWALKER,PHILIPB.WILLIAMModerator:FREDMARCHANTRichardDemingisapoet,artcritic,andtheoristwhoseworkexplorestheintersectionsofpoetry,philosophy,andvisualculture.HeteachesatYaleUniversitywhereheistheDirectorofCreativeWriting.WinneroftheBerlinPrize,hewastheSpring2012JohnP.BirkelundFellowoftheAmericanAcademyinBerlin.PeterGizziistheauthorofsevencollectionsofpoetry,mostrecently,Archeophonics(finalistforthe2016NationalBookAward).Hisbookisoneofpublicandcivicconcerns.HishonorsincludetheLavanYoungerPoetAwardfromtheAcademyofAmericanPoets,andfellowshipsinpoetryfromTheRexFoundation,TheHowardFoundation,TheFoundationforContemporaryArts,TheJohnSimonGuggenheimMemorialFoundation,andTheJudithE.WilsonVisitingFellowshipinPoetryattheUniversityofCambridge.WendyWalkeristheauthorofthenationalandinternationalbestsellerAllIsNotForgottenandEmmainTheNight.Herlatestwork,TheNightBefore,willbereleasedonMay14,2019.Shehassoldrightstoherbooksintwenty-threelanguagesaswellasfilmandtelevisionoptions.Priortoherwritingcareer,Walkerpracticedbothcorporateandfamilylaw,havingearnedherJDfromGeorgetownUniversityLawCenterandherundergraduatedegreefromBrownUniversity.PhillipB.Williams’bookThiefintheInterioristhewinnerofthe2017KateTuftsDiscoveryAwardanda2017LambdaLiteraryAward.Hereceiveda2017WhitingAward,2013RuthLillyFellowship,andaKenyonReviewWritersWorkshopfellowship.HeiscurrentlyafacultymemberinEnglishatBenningtonCollege.InhisbookWilliamsinvestigatesthedangersofdesire,balancingnarrativesofaddiction,murders,andhatecrimeswithpassionate,uncompromisingdepth.ModeratorFredMarchantistheauthoroffivebooksofpoetry,themostrecentofwhichisSaidNotSaid(2017).EarlierbooksincludeTheLookingHouse,FullMoonBoat,andHouseonWater,HouseinAir.Hisfirstbook,TippingPoint,wonthe1993WashingtonPrize.AnemeritusprofessorofEnglish,heisthefoundingdirectoroftheSuffolkUniversityPoetryCenterinBoston.HeisthewinneroftheMaySartonAwardfromtheNewEnglandPoetryClub,giventopoets"whoseworkisaninspirationtootherwriters."HisbookSaidNotSaidisapoet’stakingstockofconscience,hiscountry’sandhisown,andofpoetry’scapacitytospeaktowhatmattersmost.1:40–2:20MIDDLEGRADEMozartRoomTRACE,FLIGHTOFTHEBLUEBIRD,APIXIE’SPROMISEPresenters:PATCUMMINGS,KARALAREAU,DIANNASANCHEZPatCummingsistheauthorand/orillustratorofoverfortybooksforyoungreaders.Alongwithteachingchildren'sbookclassesatPrattandParsons,sheholdsasummerChildren’sBookBootCampthatbringswritersandillustratorstogetherwithtopeditorsandartdirectors.SheservesontheboardsoftheAuthorsGuild,TheSocietyofChildren’sBookWritersandIllustrators(SCBWI.)Herdebutmiddle-gradenovel,Trace,waspublishedbyHarperCollins.KaraLareauworkedasaneditoratCandlewickPressandScholasticPress.Amongothertitles,sheeditedKateDiCamillo’sBecauseofWinn-Dixie(winnerofaNewberyHonor),TheTigerRising(finalistfortheNationalBookAward),andTheTaleofDespereaux(winneroftheNewberyMedal),ShenowworksasacopywriteratHasbro.KaraistheauthorofpicturebooksUglyFish,GoodnightLittleMonsters,anaward-winningchapterbookseriescalledTheInfamousRatsos,andamiddlegradetrilogy:TheUnintentionalAdventuresoftheBlandSisters.DiannaSanchez,akaJeniseAminoff,isanMITalumna,graduateofthe1995ClarionWorkshop,andformereditoratNewMyths.com.DiannahaspublishedtwonovelsinherEnchantedKitchenseries:AWitch’sKitchenandAPixie’sPromise(DreamingRobotPress).AnElf’sEquationsisscheduledforreleaseinOctober2019.Hershortfictionappearsinthe2017and2018YoungExplorer’sAdventure(photo:FelixRustPhotography)


2:15-–2:45FICTIONSYMPHONYBWOMAN99Presenter:GREERMACALLISTERWhenCharlotteSmith'swealthyparentscommitherbelovedsisterPhoebetotheinfamousGoldengroveAsylum,Charlotteknowsthere'smoretothestorythanmadness.Sheriskseverythingandfollowshersisterinside,surrenderingherrealidentityasaprivilegedyoungladyofSanFranciscosocietytobecomeanamelessinmate,Woman99.Anhistoricalthrillerrichindetail,deception,andrevelation,Woman99honorsthefiercewomenofthepast,bornintoaworldthatdeniedthempowerbutunderestimatedtheirstrength.Macallister’sdebutnovelTheMagician’sLiewasaUSATodaybestsellerandhasbeenoptionedforfilm.2:20–3:05POETRYBeethovenRoomINTIMACIESANDINTRIGUEAuthorsinConversation:DENISEDUHAMEL,JENNIFERMILITELLO,ELENISIKELIANOSDeniseDuhamel’smostrecentbookofpoetryisScald(Pittsburgh,2017).Blowout(Pittsburgh,2013)wasafinalistfortheNationalBookCriticsCircleAward.SheisaDistinguishedUniversityProfessorintheMFAprogramatFloridaInternationalUniversityinMiami.Scaldtakesoncelebrity,sex,reproduction,andreligionwithDuhamel’scharacteristicwitandinsight.Thepoemsengagefeminism,committingtoandbattlingwithvariousprinciplesandbeliefsasDuhameltriestounderstandourculturalmoment.JenniferMilitelloistheauthoroffourcollectionsofpoetry,including,mostrecently,ACamouflageofSpecimensandGarments(TupeloPress,2016),called“positivelybewitching”byPublishersWeekly,andBodyThesaurus(TupeloPress,2013),namedoneofthebestbooksof2013byBestAmericanPoetry.Herrecentcaptivatingbookaddressesidentitiesthroughillnessandstruggle,examiningthedisguisesweallwear.SheteachesintheMFAprogramatNewEnglandCollege.EleniSikelianosistheauthorofninebooksofpoetry(mostrecentlyWhatIKnew)andtwohybridanti-memoirs.Shehasreceivedmanyawardsforherpoetry,nonfiction,andtranslations,includingfromtheNationalEndowmentfortheArts,TheNationalPoetrySeries,andtheGertrudeSteinAwardsforInnovativeAmericanWriting.Dedicatedtothemanywayspoetrycanmanifestincommunities,shejoinedtheLiteraryArtsfacultyatBrownUniversityin2017.2:25–2:55HaydnRoomFICTIONTHEENGLISHWIFEPresenter:LAURENWILLIGLaurenWilligisaNewYorkTimesandUSATodaybestsellingauthorofhistoricalfiction.Herworksincludethestand-alonenovels,TheSummerCountryandTheEnglishWife,theRITAAward-winningPinkCarnationseries,andtwocollaborativenovelswrittenwithKarenWhiteandBeatrizWilliams.AnalumnaofYaleUniversity,shehasagraduatedegreeinhistoryfromHarvardandaJDfromHarvardLawSchool.InTheEnglishWife,Annabelleismissing,presumeddrowned,afterherhusbandBayardisfounddeadwithaknifeinhischest.Bayard’sistertriestouncoverthetruthaboutwhathappenedtoherbrotherandhiswifeandtheirseeminglyidylliclife.


2:25-3:05YOUNGADULTMozartRoomFICTIONTHATEMPOWERSGIRLS:TopicsNoLongerTabooPanelists:JENCALONITA,MARCYKATECONNOLLY,BARBARADEE,MARCIASTRYKOWSKI,MONICATESLERModerator:LAURASHOVANMarcykateConnollyisaNewYorkTimesbestsellingchildren’sbookShegraduatedfromHampshireCollege(amagicalplacewheretheydon’tgiveyougrades)whereshewroteanoperasequeltoHamletastheequivalentofherseniorthesis.Itwasalsotherethatshefirstfellinlovewithplottingandhasbeendreamingupnewwaystomakelifedifficultforhercharacterseversince.JenCalonitaistheauthoroftheSecretsofMyHollywoodLifeseriesandotherbookslikeSleepawayGirlsandI’mwiththeBand.FairyTaleReformSchoolandRoyalAcademyRebelsareherfirsttwomiddle-gradeseries.SherulesLongIsland,NewYork,withherhusband,Mike;princes,TylerandDylan;andtheirtwoChihuahuas,CaptainJackSparrowandBenKenobi.BarbaraDeeistheauthorofninemiddle-gradenovelspublishedbySimon&Schuster.Herbookshaveearnedseveralstarredreviewsandhavebeenincludedonmanybest-oflists,includingtheALARainbowListTopTen,theChicagoPublicLibraryBestofTheBest,theKingCounty(Seattle)LibraryBestBooksoftheYearandstatelistsinVermont,Pennsylvania,andMissouriandtheNCSS-CBCNotableSocialStudiesTradeBooksforYoungPeople.EverythingIKnowaboutYouwasoneofAMightyGirl'sBestof2018.MarciaStrykowskiistheauthorofCallMeAmy,whichwasselectedbyBankStreetCollegeofEducationforBestChildren’sBooksof2013.RollerBoywaschosenfor11GreatWorksofRealisticMiddleGradeFiction.StrykowskireceivedherBSinFineArtsfromNortheasternUniversityandworkedforsevenyearsintextbookpublishingbeforebecomingafreelancewriter,editor,andlibrarian.MonicaTesleristheauthoroftheBoundersseries,amiddle-gradesciencefictionadventureseriesfromSimon&Schuster.ShelivesoutsideofBostonwithherhusbandandtheirtwoboys.SheearnedherundergraduateandlawdegreesfromtheUniversityofMichigan.ModeratorLauraShovan’sdebutmiddle-gradenovel,TheLastFifthGradeofEmersonElementary,wasaNationalCouncilofTeachersofEnglish2017NotableVerseNovelandaBankStreetCollegeofEducationBestChildren'sBookoftheYear(2017),andwonaCybilsAwardforpoetry.ItwasanArnoldAdoffPoetryAwardforNewVoiceshonorbookandwasaRhodeIslandChildren'sBookAwardnominee.

2:30–4:00AS220MAINSTAGE,115EMPIRESTREET,PROVIDENCEwww.as220.orgPOETRYWORKSHOP:POETRYOFNEGATIONPoetryWorkshopPresenter:ROSALYNDEvasDIASShowwristbandatthedoor.Limit:12participantsWritethepoemthatsays“No.”Thepoemthatexploreswhatisn'tthere,makesitsmetaphorsfromabsence.Thisisthefilmnegative,themarblechipsontheflooraroundasculpture.Thisiswhathappenswhenyourshadowspeaks.RosalyndeVasDiasistheauthorofthepoetrycollection,OnlyBlueBody,winnerofthe2011RobertDanaAwardandpublishedbyAnhingaPress.ShehastaughtanddirectedprogramsforFrequencyWriters,inProvidence.

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2:55–3:40FICTIONSymphonyBDEBUTNOVELISTSTOWATCH:TheirBooksandThePathtoPublicationPanelists:MOLLYDEKTAR,ABBYFABIASCHI,MAURAROOSEVELTModerator:MARLENEADELSTEINMollyDektarreceivedherMFAfromBrooklynCollege,whereshewasawardedtheHimanBrownAwardandtheBrooklynCollegeScholarshipforFiction.SheisagraduateofHarvardCollegeandwastherecipientoftheLouisBegleyFictionPrize,theDavidMcCordPrizefortheArts,andtheCharlesEdmundHormanPrizeforCreativeWriting.HerdebutnovelTheAshFamilyexploreswhatwewillsacrificeinthesearchforhappiness,andthebeautifulandgrotesquespowerofthehumanspiritasitseeksitsplaceofbelonging.AbbyFabiaschi’sinternationalbestsellingnovel,ILikedMyLife(St.Martin’sPress),hasbeentranslatedintofivelanguagesandreceivedstarredreviewsfromBooklistandLibraryJournal.Abbydonates20percentofallnetproceedstoEmpowerHerNetwork,anorganizationsheco-foundedthatbreaksdownsocietalbarriersforsurvivorsofhumantraffickingontheirpathtoindependence.SheandherfamilydividetheirtimebetweenConnecticutandUtah.MauraRoosevelt’sworkhasbeenpublishedinTheNationMagazineamongothers.MaurahastaughtwritingatNYUandUSC.SheholdsaBAfromHarvardUniversity,anMFAfromNYU,andiscurrentlycompletingaPhDinWritingStudiesatColumbiaUniversity.Mauraisalsothegreat-granddaughterofEleanorandFranklinD.Roosevelt.ModeratorMarleneAdelsteinisawriterandeditorofnovels,memoirs,andscreenplays.SheworkedforovertwentyyearsasanexecutiveinfeaturefilmandtelevisiondevelopmentfortopHollywoodproductioncompaniesincludingTheZanuckCompany,andTheSamuelGoldwynCompany.Marlenewasinvolvedinthedevelopmentofsuchfilmsas:DrivingMissDaisyandMysticPizzaamongothers.ShehasbeenawardedresidenciestoYaddo,MacDowellColony,VermontStudioCenter,TheMillayColony,TheWurlitzerFoundation,andRobertM.MacNamaraFoundation.3:15-3:45FICTIONBeethovenRoomTHEDOGILOVEPresenter:SusanWilsonSusanWilsonistheauthorofelevennovels,includingtheNewYorkTimesbestsellingOneGoodDog.Hernextnovel,TheDogILove,willbereleasedbySt.Martin’sPressinNovember2019.Inthisnovel,therearetwoamazingdogswhointersectwithtwoamazingwomen.BothRosieandMeghanhavetolearntotrustandtoloveafterthetraumasthattheyhaveendured.Thehealingpoweroftheirdogsisthekey.3:15–3:40MIDDLEGRADEMozartRoomCRAFTTALK:WritingforYoungReadersandTweensPresenter:CHRISTEBBETTSChrisTebbettsistheauthorandco-authorofmanybooksforyoungreaders.Histitlesincludethe#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingMiddleSchoolseriesaswellasPublicSchoolSuperherowithJamesPattersonandillustratorLauraPark;theNewYorkTimesbestsellingStrandedserieswithJeffProbst,theyoung-adultnovelMorF?withLisaPapademetriou;andTheVikingseries.Hehasreceivedchildren’schoiceawardsinOregonandHawaii,aSunshineStateYoungReadersAwardnomination,andanodontheNewYorkPublicLibrary’sannuallistofBooksfortheTeenAge.Hisnewyoung-adultnovel,Me,Myself&Him,willbeavailableJuly9,2019.


3:45–4:15POETRYHandelRoomTHIEFINTHEINTERIORPresenter:PHILLIPB.WILLIAMSWilliamsinvestigatesthedangersofdesire,balancingnarrativesofaddiction,murders,andhatecrimeswithpassionate,uncompromisingdepth.Formalpoemsentrenchedinurbanlandscapescrackopendialoguesofracismandhomophobiarampantinourculture.Multitudinousvoicesexploreone'sabilitytoharmandbeharmed,whichuniquelyjuxtaposesthecapacitytorevelinbothexperiences.HeiscurrentlyafacultymemberinEnglishatBenningtonCollege.3:50–4:20STORYTIME:PICTUREBOOKSMozartRoomPLANTINGSTORIES:THELIFEOFLIBRARIANANDSTORYTELLERPURABELPRE,YOUKNOWWHAT?,THEREARENOBEARSINTHISBAKERYPresenters:AnikaAldamuyDenise,CarolGordonEkster,JuliaSarcone-RoachWithelegantillustrationsandlyricaltext,PlantingStoriesbyAnikaAldamuyDenisetellsthestoryofPuraBelpréwhocametoAmericain1920andcarriedthecuentosfolklóricosofherPuertoRicanhomeland.Sheturnedherpopularretellingsintolibrosandspreadstoryseedsacrosstheland.Today,theseseedshavegrownintoalushlandscapeasgenerationsofchildrenandstorytellerscontinuetosharehertalesandcelebratePura’slegacy.YouKnowWhat?isabedtimestorybyretiredteacherCarolGordonEkster.ThereissomuchOliverhastotellhismotherfirst—everylittlethinghenoticedthatday,thebookshehasread,whatheseesaroundhim...Andofcourse,thathelovesher.Asweetbedtimestoryforchildrenagesfourandabove.InSarcone-Roach’sThereAreNoBearsinThisBakery,Muffin,atoughgumshoeofacat,protectshisterritoryinTheLittleBearBakery.Onenight,Muffinhearsabearcubwhosestomachisgrowling.Muffin'sgottosolvethiscase!Inthiswonderfullynoir-tingedtale,JuliaSarcone-Roachgivesusafunnystoryofahungrybearinthewrongplaceattherighttime.3:05–3:35POETRYHandelRoomWHATIKNEWPresenter:EleniSikelianosEleniSikelianosistheauthorofninebooksofpoetry(mostrecentlyWhatIKnew)andtwohybridanti-memoirs.Shehasreceivedmanyawardsforherpoetry,nonfiction,andtranslations,includingfromtheNationalEndowmentfortheArts,TheNationalPoetrySeries,andtheGertrudeSteinAwardsforInnovativeAmericanWriting.3:05–3:35FICTIONHaydnRoomAMNESTY:Book3inTHEAMBERLOUGHDOSSIERPresenter:LaraElenaDonnollyLaraElenaDonnelly’sAmnestyisasmart,decadent,heart-poundingconclusiontoherwidely-praisedglamspytrilogyTheAmberloughDossierthatwillhavereadersenthralleduntiltheveryend.Inaddition,shehaspublishedshortfictionandpoetryappearinginvenuesincludingUncanny,Nightmare,StrangeHorizons,andEscapePod.LaraisagraduateoftheAlphaandClarionworkshops,andhastaughtattheCatapultWorkshopsandtheMFAprogramatSarahLawrenceCollege.


3:45–4:30FICTIONHaydnRoomHISTORICALFICTION:HowWritersDevelopTheirMaterialandMakeitRelevanttoReadersPanelists:JULIETTEFAY,PETERGOLDEN,GREERMACALLISTER,LAURENWILLIGModerator:TheodoraGossWhetherexploringpost-traumaticexperiencesintheaftermathofviolence,historicalthrillershonoringwomenofthepast,theColdWar,theroleofwomeninthe60’s,andHollywoodinthe20’s,theseauthorswritehistoricalfictionatitsfinest.Thereisanarttowell-craftedhistoricalfiction.Learnwhatinspiresthemastheywillcoverstrategiesandtipsforresearching,writingandpublishingcompellinghistoricalfiction.3:50-4:20FICTIONSymphonyBWAISTEDPresenter:RANDYSUSANMYERSMeyers’bestsellingnovelsareinformedbyheryearsworkingwithcriminaloffendersandfamiliesimpactedbyemotionalandphysicalviolence.Herrecentnovel,TheWidowofWallStreet,wasaPopSugarPick,aRefinery29Pick,aNewYorkPost“MustReadBook,”andoneofNewYorkSubway’s“NewYorkStories.”Meyers’spreviousnovelTheWidowofWallStreettellsthestoryofafamilycaughtinthebefore,during,andafterofaPonzischeme,exposingawomanstrugglingtoredefineherlifeandmarriageaseverythingshethoughtsheknewcrumblesaroundher.PreviousnovelsTheMurderer’sDaughtersandAccidentsofMarriageweretheMassachusettsCounciloftheBook“MustRead”books.MeyersteachesatBoston’sGrubStreetWriters’Center.Hernewnovel,Waisted,willbeavailableonApril27attheProvidenceBookFestival.ReleasedateisMay21,2019.3:55–4:25FICTIONBeethovenRoomTHENIGHTBEFOREPresenter:WENDYWALKERWendyWalkeristheauthorofthenationalandinternationalbestsellerAllIsNotForgottenandEmmainTheNight.Herlatestwork,TheNightBefore,willbereleasedonMay14,2019.Shehassoldrightstoherbooksintwenty-threelanguagesaswellasfilmandtelevisionoptions.Priortoherwritingcareer,Walkerpracticedbothcorporateandfamilylaw,havingearnedherJDfromGeorgetownUniversityLawCenterandherundergraduatedegreefromBrownUniversity.ShealsoworkedasafinancialanalystatGoldman,Sachs&Co.InTheNightBefore,whenLauradoesnotreturnhomefromablinddate,hersisterRosiefearstheworstandbeginsadesperatesearchtofindhersister.ButsheisnotjustworriedaboutwhatthismanmighthavedonetoLaura.She’sworriedaboutwhatLauramayhavedonetohim.4:25–5:10HandelRoomFICTIONPAGETURNERS:THEWORLDOFMYSTERYWRITERSPanelists:JULIENAYOTTE,JOANNASCHAFFHAUSEN,J.R.WALCUTTModerator:MOWALSHListentoapanelofMysteryWritersofAmerica-NEchapterdiscusstheirnewbooks,theirwritingprocess,andthepsychologyofmysteries.Called"outstanding."byAssociatedPress,and“harrowing”byPublishersWeekly,JoannaSchaffhausen’ssecondnovel“succeedsbyusingemotionallycomplexcharactersandaswiftlypaced,multifacetedmysterytoentertainwhileexploringthedeepandlastingeffectsofviolentcrime."Joannehasadoctorateinpsychology,whichreflectsherlong-standinginterestinthebrain―howitdevelopsandthemanywaysitcangowrong.Previously,sheworkedforABCNews,writingforprogramssuchasWorldNewsTonight,GoodMorningAmerica,and20/20.


InJulienAyotte’ssecondnovel,CodeNameLily,acivilianwomansavesthelivesofatleast250downedairmeninjustovertwoyears.AcleverandpersuasiveyoungBelgiannurseoutsmartstheNazistimeandagain,riskingherlifeifsheiscaught,butprotectingeveryairmanshesuccessfullyaids.InGaiaHunted,byWalcutt,ifmiddlegradeschoolteacherMattieistosurviveandovercomeherloneliness,shemustdiscoverandacceptthepowersburiedwithinherthatwilleitherbringpeacetotheworldoranendlesswar.CurlupondarkandstormynightwithModeratorMoWalsh’snonfictionbook,AMiscellanyofMurder,todiscoverfactsaboutthemostpuzzlingunsolvedmysteries–who'sreallygottenawaywithmurderfromamateursleuthstoserialkillersofcrimesbothrealandimagined.HowmanypeopledidAgathaChristiekillwithherpen?WhatwasJacktheRipper'ssupposedoccupation?There'snothinglikealittlemurdertochallengethedarksideofyourbrain.Thisdastardlylittlevolumeisorganizedbythesevendeadlysins,givingyouallthegumshoesyou’llneedtolearnabouttheworstvillainsofalltime.WinneroftheMaryHigginsClarkShortMystery/SuspenseStoryContestandaDerringerAwardfinalist,WalshcoauthoredAMiscellanyofMurder.4:30–5:15FICTIONSymphonyBIWISHIHADWRITTENTHAT:AuthorsDiscussTheirFavoritePassagesWrittenbyOthersandWhyaBookorPassageResonatedwithThem.AuthorsinConversation:DENISEDUHAMEL,JULIAGLASS,THOMASCOBB,RICHARDRUSSO,RICHARDDEMINGDiscoverwhatinspiresandimpactsthesecelebratedwriters!4:30–5:10MIDDLEGRADE MozartRoomWHAT’SNEWINMIDDLEGRADEFICTION?ABookforEveryReaderPanelists:ERINPETTI,ANNASTANISZEWSKI,ROBVLOCKModerator:LEEG.MALONEInPetti’sThePeculiarHauntingofThelmaBee,eleven-year-oldbuddingscientistThelmahastofreeherfatherwhenaghostkidnapshim.Itmightbemoredangerousthanshethought—there'ssomeonewieldingdarkmagic,andthey'recomingafterhernext.AnnaStaniszewskiteachesintheMFAWritingforChildrenprogramatSimmonsUniversity.InherbookSecondhandWishes,Lexifindsabagoffourwishingstonesintheantiqueshopintown.Thewisheswork.Sortof.Shesoonlearnsthatwishescomewithunexpectedconsequences!RobVlockwritesfun,funny,fast-pacedkids’booksthatareperfectforreluctantreader.Inhisbook,allSvenwantsisanormallifeforaTick—acyborgwhoisprogrammedtodestroytheworld.Svenconvincesthecyborgstojoinhiminsavingtheworld.ButtheverylastTickisnothingliketherestofthem.Untilhecanbestopped,theworldisinmoredangerthanever.InModeratorLeeG.Malone’sbook,seventhgraderJeremyistheonlyboyleftaftertheschool’sbriefexperimentinco-education.TogetherwithhisbestfriendClaudia,heunleashesaseriesofhilariouspranksinhopesthathe’llgetkickedoutwithminimaldamagetohispermanentrecord.Buthehastodecidehowfarhewillgo.


4:35–5:15NONFICTIONBeethovenRoomIGOTASONG:AHISTORYOFTHENEWPORTFOLKFESTIVAL,UNBEATENAuthorsinConversation:RICKMASSIMO,MIKESTANTON RickMassimogrewupinProvidenceandistheauthorofIGotaSong:AHistoryoftheNewportFolkFestival(WesleyanUniversityPress2017)andAWalkingTouroftheGeorgetownSet(LyonsPress2016).HewrotefortheProvidenceJournalfornineyears;heandhiswifeliveinWashington,DC.Thefirst-everbookexclusivelydevotedtothehistoryoftheNewportFolkFestival,IGotaSongdocumentsthetrajectoryofanAmericanmusicalinstitutionthatbeganmorethanahalf-centuryagoandcontinuestoinfluenceourunderstandingoffolkmusictoday.MikeStantonistheauthorofThePrinceofProvidence,aNewYorkTimesbestseller,andUnbeaten,aRockyMarcianobiographynamedoneofthebestbooksof2018bytheWallStreetJournal,theBostonGlobe,andLibraryJournal.HeisaPulitzerPrize-winningjournalistandassociatejournalismprofessorattheUniversityofConnecticut.Inthehandsoftheaward-winningjournalistandbiographerMikeStanton,Unbeatenismorethanjustaboxingstory.It’saclassicAmericantale.4:40–5:10FICTIONSymphonyRoomPROVIDENCEPresenter:CAROLINEKEPNESAftergraduatingfromBrownUniversity,CarolineworkedasapopculturejournalistforTigerBeatandEntertainmentWeekly.HerdebutnovelYouwaspublishedin2014.StephenKingtweetedthathefoundthebook"hypnotic...neverreadanythinglikeit.”ThepopularNetflixseriesYouisanadaptationofYou.Hergenre-bendingthirdbook,Providence,wasreleasedin2018.Herworkhasbeentranslatedintonineteenlanguages.ShenowlivesinaquaintneighborhoodinLosAngelesandcomeshometoNewEnglandeverychanceshegets.

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