Join Us For The History Book Festival 2024!

Schedule Of Events:

Keynote Event Friday 9/27 | 7 Pm
Ticketed Keynote Event With Jodi Picoult, Author Of By Any Other Name (Ballantine Books, 2024). She Is The #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Of 29 Novels That Have Been Translated Into 34 Languages With Many Being Adapted For The Screen. Picoult Will Be In Conversation With Alicia Andrzejewski, Who Is An Assistant Professor Of English At The College Of William & Mary And Worked With Picoult On The Research For This Novel.

A Reservation Is Required To Attend This Event.

The Keynote Event Is Funded Through The Generous Support Of Sally Mott Freeman And John K. Freeman.

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Free Author Presentations Saturday 9/28 | 9:00 Am - 6 Pm
In Addition To 19 Free Presentations Featuring 21 Authors In Four Lewes Venues, Saturday’s Lineup Includes Book Sales, Author Signings, Food Trucks, And A Spirited Discussion After-Party.

Lewes Elementary School Auditorium
Adam Higginbotham
Challenger
In Conversation With Bill Newcott

Lewes Public Library Meeting Room
Leonard Pitts Jr.
54 Miles: A Novel Presented In Partnership With The Delaware Historical Society And Sdarj

Lewes Public Library Fireplace Reading Area
Children's Author Panel Dlscuulon Alice Faye Duncan, Janice N. Harrington, Jonathan Roth
Moderated By Nancy Sakaduski Presented In Partnership With Sdarj

Rollins Community Center And Lewes History Museum
Amanda Bellows
The Explorers
In Conversation With Adenlke Davidson Presented In Partnership With The Lewes Historical Society

10:00am - Break

10:30 Am

Lewes Elementary School Auditorium
Paulm. Sparrow
Awakening The Spirit Of America In Conversation Wth Laurie S. Fulton

Lewes Public Library Meeting Room
Tanisha C. Ford
Our Secret Society Presented In Partnership With The Delaware Historical Society And Sdarj

Lewes Public Library Fireplace Reading Area
James Polchin
Shadow Men
In Conversation Win Bryan Rosso Presented In Partnership With Camp Rehoeotri

Rollins Community Center And Lewes History Museum
Lor A Chilton
1666: A Novel Presented In Partnership With The Lewes Historical Society

11:30am - Lunch

12:30pm
Lewes Elementary School Auditorium
Carole Hopson
A Pair Of Wings: A Novel Presented In Partnership With Sdarj

Lewes Public Library Meeting Room
Rachel Lance
Chamber Divers

Lewes Public Library Fireplace Reading Area
Brad Gooch
Radiant
Presented In Partnership With Camp Rchcbottiand Rchoboth Art League

Rollins Community Center And Lewes History Museum
Michelle T.King
Chop Fry Watch Learn Presented In Partnership With Historic Lewes Farmers Market

1:30pm - Break

2:00pm
Lewes Elementary School Auditorium
Joseph Kanon
Shanghai
Presented In Partnership With Seaside Jewish Community

Lewes Public Library Meeting Room
Theresa Runstedtler
Black Ball
Presented In Partnership With Sdarj

Lewes Public Library Fireplace Reading Area
Katie Gee Salisbury
Not Your China Doll Presented In Partners Hip With The Rehoborn Beach Film Society

Rollins Community Center And Lewes History Museum
Marjan Kamali
The Lion Women Of Tehran: A Novel

3:00pm - Break

3:30pm

Lewes Elementary School Auditorium

Susan Page
The Rulebreaker Presented In Partnership With Seaside Jewish Community

Lewes Public Library Meeting Room
Ashton Lattimore
All We Were Promised: A Novel Presented In Partnership With Sdarj

Rollins Community Center And Lewes History Museum
Bill Schutt
Bite

4:30pm - Break

5:00pm - Closing Spiriting Discussion

Closing Event Sunday 9/29 | 2:30 Pm
Ticketed Closing Event With Tiya Miles, Author Of Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman And The Faith Dreams Of A Free People (Penguin Press, 2024). She Is The Michael Garvey Professor Of History At Harvard University; Author Of The National Book Award-Winning All That She Carried: The Journey Of Ashley's Sack, A Black Family Keepsake; A 2011 Macarthur Fellowship Recipient; And A 2024 Guggenheim Fellow. Miles Will Be In Conversation With Linda D. Harris, Who Leads Programming For The Harriet Tubman Museum And Educational Center In Cambridge, Md. Harris Will Open The Event With A Presentation Of Underground Railroad "Code Songs," Accompanied By Her Husband, David B. Cole.

A Reservation Is Required To Attend This Event. Each Reservation Includes One General Admission Seat And A Signed, Hardback Copy Of Night Flyer. A Portion Of The Proceeds Will Benefit The History Book Festival, Helping To Provide Free Literary Programming For People Of All Ages. Please Note That Reservations Are Limited.

The Closing Event Is Funded Through The Generous Support Of Griswold Home Care For Sussex & Kent Counties And Presented In Partnership With The Harriet Tubman Museum And Educational Center, And The Southern Delaware Alliance For Racial Justice (Sdarj).

Community Event Monday 9/30 | 7 Pm
Ticketed Community Event With Doris Kearns Goodwin, Author Of The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became President (Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 2024), A Book Written For Middle-Grade Readers But With Appeal To History Lovers Of All Ages. Goodwin Is Considered The Best-Known And Most Admired Presidential Historian Of Our Time. She Is The Author Of Several Bestselling And Award-Winning Books. Goodwin Will Be In Conversation With Tariah Hyland, Delaware’s 2023 Winner Of The John Lewis Youth Leadership Award For Her Work To Drive Legislative Change. Hyland Is A Senior At Howard University, Where She Is Pursuing A Degree In Political Science And Legal Communications..

A Reservation Is Required To Attend This Event.

A Portion Of The Proceeds Will Benefit The History Book Festival, Helping To Provide Free Literary Programming For People Of All Ages.

Date: September 27 - 30, 2024    

Location: 309 3rd Street Lewes, DE 19958

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