Join us Wednesday, September 1 at 7 p.m. to meet Gerald Elias. He is a concert violist and the author of Devil's Trill and Danse Macabre, and he will be bringing & playing his violin at the booksigning.
Guide to Kerrytown BookFest authors:
Doug Allyn is a multiple award winning author and short story writer. He is also the author of the Mitch Mitchell series, set in a fictionalized Alpena. (Main Tent, 11 a.m.)
Steve Amick is the award winning author of The Lake, the River & the Other Lake and Nothing But a Smile. (Kerrytown Concert House, 3 p.m.)
Jennifer Armintrout is the author of two series about vampires, the Blood Ties series and the Lightworld/Darkworld series. (Main Tent, 2 p.m.)
Toby Barlow is the author of Sharp Teeth, a novel length poem about werewolves. (Main Tent, 2 p.m.)
Ruth McNally Barshaw is the author/illustrator of the Ellie McDoodle books. Ruth will be leading a free drawing workshop. (Children's Tent, Noon)
Marybeth Bayer is the co-author of The Christmas Cookie Cookbook. (Hollanders Kitchen, 1 p.m.)
Bonnie Jo Campbell is a National Book Award finalist for her book, American Salvage, as well as a collection of poetry and many short stories. (Kerrytown Concert House, Noon)
Mark Crilley is the author of the four volume Manga series, Miki Falls. (Main Tent, 4 p.m.)
Deborah Diesen is the award winning children's author of The Pout-Pout Fish and The Bare-Footed, Bad Tempered Baby Brigade. She will be reading her books and leading a sing along. (Children's Tent, 3 p.m.)
Loren Estleman, this year's Community Book Award Winner, is a multiple award winning author of over 60 books spanning both the Western and the Mystery genre. He is best known for his Amos Walker private eye series, set in Hamtramck. (Main Tent, 11 a.m.)
Colleen Gleason is the author of the long running GardellaVampire series. (Main Tent, 2 p.m.)
Gail Griffin is the author of the true crime book, The Events of October. (Kerrytown Concert House, 4 p.m.)
Bryan Gruley is the author of two novels set in Starvation Lake, Michigan. (Main Tent, Noon)
Steve Hamilton is the Edgar winning author of the Alex McKnight series set in Paradise, Michigan. (Main Tent, Noon)
Susan Kathleen Hartung is an award winning illustrator of children's books, including Dear Juno, One Leaf Rides the Wind and One Dark Night. (Main Tent, 4 p.m.)
Amy Huntley is the author of the young adult ghost novel, The Everafter. (Main Tent, 2 p.m.)
William Kent Krueger is the award winning author of the Cork O'Connor books set in Northern Minnesota. (Main Tent, Noon)
Steve Lehto is the author of several books including Death's Door and Michigan's Columbus. (Kerrytown Concert House, 1 p.m.)
Mardi Link is the award winning author of several true crime books published by the University of Michigan Press, as well as the prologue for the newly re-issued The Michigan Murders. (Kerrytown Concert House, 4 p.m.)
Steve Luxenburg is the award winning author of the memoir, Annie's Ghosts. (Kerrytown Concert House, 1 p.m.)
Thomas Lynch, a National Book Award finalist, is the author of many books of poetry, essays and short stories, most notably The Undertaking. (Main Tent, 1 p.m.)
Donald Lystra is the author of Season of Water and Ice. (Kerrytown Concert House, 3 p.m.)
Craig MacDonald is the author of the mysteries Head Games and Print the Legend. (Main Tent, Noon)
Colleen and Michael Monroe are the author and illustrator respectively of A Wish to be a Christmas Tree and M is for Mitten. Michael is also a well known wildlife illustrator. (Main Tent, 4 p.m.)
Ann Pearlman is the author of The Christmas Cookie Club. (Hollander's Kitchen, 1 p.m.)
Sharon Pomerantz's first novel, Rich Boy, is a story of a young boy coming of age in Philadelphia through the 1960's and 70's. (Kerrytown Concert House, 3 p.m.)
Lev Raphael, award winning novelist and memorist, is the author most recently of the memoir My Germany. (Kerrytown Concert House, 1 p.m.)
Kristina Riggle is the author of Real Life and Liars and The Life You've Imagined. (Kerrytown Concert House, Noon)
David Small is the winner of the Caldecott medal, and the author and illustrator of many, many children's books, including George Washington's Cows, Imogene's Antlers and So, You Want to be President? (Main Tent, 3 p.m.)
John Smolens, this year's Michigan Author of the Year, is the author of several mysteries set in the U.P. along with the award winning historical novel, The Anarchist. (Kerrytown Concert House, 3 p.m.)
Debbie Taylor is the author of the children's book Sweet Music in Harlem. (Main Tent, 4 p.m.)
Wendy Webb's first novel, The Tale of Halcyon Crane, is set on a fictionalized Mackinac Island. (Kerrytown Concert House, Noon).
Michael Zadoorian is the author of The Leisure Seeker and The Lost Tiki Palaces of Detroit. (Kerrytown Concert House, Noon).
