10:00AM
Doors Open

10:15AM-10:30AM
Author Reading:
Jane Elzey
Fiction

10:30AM-10:45AM
Author Reading:
Rachel Brittain
Short Fiction

10:45AM-11:00AM
Author Reading:
Linsey Miller
Horror

11:00AM-11:15AM
Author Reading:
Jo Salazar
Horror

11:15AM-11:30AM
Author Reading:
David Holcomb
Gothic

11:30AM-12:15PM
Panel Discussion followed by Book Signing:
Neena Viel &
Marina Lostetter
Horror/Science Fiction

1:15PM-1:30PM
Author Reading:
Kay Pritchett - Mystery

1:30PM-2:15PM
Panel Discussion followed by Book Signing:
Regina Black &
Jeré Anthony
Romance/Romantic Comedy

2:30PM-2:45PM
Author Reading: Josephine A. Osmond Fantasy

2:45PM-3:00PM
Author Reading:
D. B. Greenhalgh
Sci-Fi

3:00PM-3:45PM
Panel Discussion followed by Book Signing:
Dr. Lee Fryar, Madison Mouser, & A.N. Caudle
Fantasy

4:00PM-4:15PM Author Reading:
Tom Hapgood
Fiction

4:15PM-4:30PM Author Reading:
Alexander Blevens
Fiction

4:30PM-5:15PM Panel Discussion followed by Book Signing:
Andrea L. Rogers & Friends
YA Fiction

5:30PM-5:45PM Author Reading:
Bleah Patterson
Poetry

5:45PM-6:00PM Author Reading:
Bob Sykora
Poetry

6:00 - 7:00 OPEN MIC: NWA Poetry

10:00AM Doors Open

10:05AM-10:30AM
Storytime #1 with Bentonville Public Library

10:30AM-11:00AM
Storytime #2 with Bentonville Public Library

11:00AM-11:30AM
Author Reading & Signing:
“The Little Princess Who Wouldn't Brush Her Hair” by Nicole Donoho

11:30AM-12:00PM
Author Reading & Signing:
“Peter the Brave Little Puffin” by Raul Flores

12:00PM-12:30PM
Author Reading & Signing: “Elvis the Pound Dog”
by Auntie Angie

1:45PM-2:00PM
Storytime with the Museum of Native American History
Becca Martin Brown will read “Just Like Grandma” by Kim Rogers

2:00PM-2:30PM
Author Reading & Signing: “Strong Like You”
by T.L. Simpson

2:30PM-2:45PM
Storytime with
Rogers Public Library

2:45PM-3:15PM
Author Reading, Q&A,
and Signing
“Sundust” by Zeke Pena

3:15PM-3:30PM
Author Reading & Signing: “Goodnight Bijou
by John Sajdak

3:45PM-4:00PM
Author Reading & Signing: “Balloon and the Moon”
by Madi Love

5:15PM-5:30PM
Storytime with
The Equality Crew

5:30PM-6:00PM
Author Reading & Signing: “Benny in the Garden”
by Matt & Melissa Cooper

All Day Activities:

Coloring Sheets
Bookmark Making Station
Book Swap
Meet the Author Tables
So Much Bookish Fun!

Craft with BPL! From 10:00AM-10:30AM and 10:30AM-11:00AM Bentonville Public Library will host a bookish craft.

1:00PM-1:30PM - Creating Rope Toys for Shelter Dogs & Thank You Notes for Shelter Workers:
A craft for kids of all ages! After the reading of Auntie Angie's book "Elvis the Pound Dog", we will be making braided rope toys to donate to a local animal shelter, and decorating thank you cards to give to the shelter workers.

2:00PM-2:45PM - The Rainbow Library:
The Equality Crew will spend some time teaching the group about The Rainbow Library, a collection of books ranging from children’s picture books, young adult novels, graphic novels, and workbooks with themes related to gender, sexuality, race, nationality, and other diverse topics. They will teach us how to use the Rainbow Library, followed by a diversity themed craft.

3:00PM-3:45PM Tell Your Ideas Through a Story: Led by Nicole Donoho
A writing workshop for elementary age kids that will challenge them with the question "if you could change something in our community, what would that be?" and teaches them to pitch their idea via storytelling.