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2008 Schedule of Events |
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3 |
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9:30am |
M.T. Anderson and Tim Wynne Jones | Brattleboro Union High School |
1:00pm |
Susan Cooper | Latchis Theatre |
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 |
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10:00am - 11:30am |
Robert Pinsky and Alan Cheuse | Centre Congregational Church |
10:30am - 11:30am |
Melissa Sweet | Hooker Dunham Theater |
12:30pm - 2:00pm |
The Enduring Legacy of Robert Frost (Ellen Bryant Voigt, Peter Gilbert, John Elder, Natalie Bober, Jim Schley - moderator) | Centre Congregational Church |
12:30pm - 1:45pm |
Wesley Stace and Daniel Wallace | The Church |
12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Sy Montgomery | Hooker Dunham Theater |
2:15pm - 3:30pm |
John Burnham Schwartz and Sheridan Hay | The Church |
2:15pm - 3:30pm |
Michael Waters and Kazim Ali | Hooker Dunham Theater |
2:15pm - 3:30pm |
Vermont Reads | Centre Congregational Church Parlor |
4:00pm - 5:00pm |
Ilan Stavans | Hooker Dunham Theater |
4:00pm - 5:30pm |
Beyond Borders: Exploring Age Boundaries in Literature (Susan Cooper, M.T. Anderson, Tim Wynne-Jones, Susan Van Metre - moderator) | Centre Congregational Church |
4:00pm - 5:15pm |
Carol Frost and Ellen Bryant Voigt | The Church |
7:00pm - 8:30pm |
Write Action Open Reading | Robert H. Gibson River Garden |
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5TH |
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11:00am - 12:15pm |
Jim Schley and John Elder | Hooker Dunham Theater |
11:00am - 12:30pm |
The Art of Adaptation (Cathie Pelletier, Will Akers, Susan Shilliday, John Burnham Schwartz, Suzanne Kingsbury - moderator) | The Church |
12:45pm - 2:00pm |
Charles Bock and Margaret Cezair-Thompson | The Church |
12:45pm - 2:00pm |
Annie Boutelle and Tim Mayo | Hooker Dunham Theater |
2:15pm - 3:30pm |
Elizabeth Strout and Kathleen Kent | The Church |
3:45pm - 5:00pm |
Beth Kanell and Castle Freeman | Brooks Memorial Library |
5:15pm - 6:15pm |
Mac Maharaj | Brooks Memorial Library |
7:00pm - 8:30pm |
Anne Fadiman and Emily Bernard | The Church |
Additional Festival Related Events
OCTOBER 2-5 New England Youth Theatre presents William Luce's "The Belle Of Amherst", a one-woman play about Emily Dickinson starring NEYT veteran actor Shannon Ward and directed by Brattleboro author and NEYT stalwart Peter Gould. Tickets (802) 246-NEYT (6398) Ext 103.
October 3 at 5:00 pm Gallery in the Woods presents Vermont author Marc Estrin and artist Delia Robinson discussing Estrin's book The Annotated Nose, which was illustrated by Robinson. Free.
October 3 at 7:00 pm Mystery on Main presents Cornelia Frances Biddle reading and signing her latest book Deception's Daughter. She is a member of one of Philadelphia’s oldest families and will read and sign her historical mystery in period costume. Free.
October 3 at 9:00 pm In conjunction with the Brattleboro Literary Festival, Hilltown Music presents in concert singer-songwriter John Wesley Harding. He has released 15 albums, ranging from traditional folk to full on pop music. Harding has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and has toured as the opening act for Michelle Shocked and Bruce Springsteen. Under his real name, Wesley Stace, he will be reading at the Brattleboro Literary Festival from his latest novel, by George on Saturday, October 4 at 12:30. Tickets for the concert are $10.00 in advance at brattleborotix.com or $12.00 at the door; the Saturday event is free. For more concert information, call 802-380-2997
October 4 at 1:00 pm Mystery on Main presents Larry Beinhart, an Edgar Award-winning author whose novel American Hero became the satiric movie Wag the Dog. His latest, Salvation Boulevard, looks at murder and religion and is bound to stir controversy.
October 4 at 4:00 pm Mystery on Main presents James R. Benn, author of the Billy Boyle World War II mysteries. He will be reading and signing his latest book Blood Alone. Free.
October 4 at 7:00 pm Mystery on Main presents Vermont’s own Archer Mayor with his new book The Catch, the 19th in his series of Joe Gunter novels. In addition to writing novels, Mayor is also a death investigator for Vermont’s Chief Medical Examiner. Free.
