The Ohioana Book Festival is a fantastic way to kick off National Children's Book Week, May 11-17, 2009.  Pick up a signed book for Mom, too!  Mother's Day is May 10.

 

Over 70 Ohio authors will sign books at this FREE event which is open to the public - no advance tickets and no advance registration is required, and plenty of FREE parking is available!  Programs and activities range from traditional author readings and book signings to a kid’s area with costumed characters; from a panel on how to get published to a discussion of the writing life; from an on-site book store (Barnes & Noble) to live entertainment and food.  For a complete list of festival activities, check out the online schedule.

Please stop by and visit me and my friend Carmella Van Vleet (children's non-fiction author), and many other Ohio authors:

2009 Ohioana Book Festival Featured Authors

Jaime Adoff
Phil Brady
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Ann Hagedorn
Peter Mansoor
Erin McCarthy
John Scalzi
Jeff Smith
RL Stine
Thrity Umrigar

2009 Ohioana Book Fair Authors

M.J. Albacete, Stark County, Clyde Singer’s America (Nonfiction)
John. E. Becker, Delaware County, Wild Cats Past & Present (Children’s)
J. Brent Bill, Franklin County, Sacred Compass (Nonfiction)
Rudine Sims Bishop, Franklin County, Daniel Alexander Payne (Children’s)
Louise Borden, Hamilton County, The John Hancock Club (Children’s)
Gary A. Braunbeck, Franklin County, Coffin County (Fiction)
Mary Kay Carson, Hamilton County, Exploring the Solar System (Children’s)
Peter Chakerian, Cuyahoga County, The Browns Fan’s Tailgating Guide (Nonfiction)
Andrea Cheng, Hamilton County, The Bear Makers (Children’s)
Judy Clemens, Putnam County, Different Paths (Fiction)
Tom Cross, Adams County, Fishing Ohio (Nonfiction)
Sue C. Cummings, Montgomery County, Album Quilts of Ohio’s Miami Valley (Nonfiction)
Casey Daniels, Cuyahoga County, Night of the Loving Dead (Fiction)
Jeffrey T Darbee, Franklin County, The AIA Guide to Columbus (Nonfiction)
Tom Diemer, Book is about an Ohioan, Fighting the Unbeatable Foe (Nonfiction)
Sharon Draper, Hamilton County, Copper Sun (Children’s)
C.C. Finlay, Franklin County, The Patriot Witch (Fiction)
P.L. Gaus, Wayne County, Separate from the World (Fiction)
David Giffels, Summit County, All the Way Home (Nonfiction)
David Gold, Franklin County, Democracy in Session (Nonfiction)
Jason Gray, Franklin County, Photographing Eden (Poetry)
Will Greenway, Mahoning County, Everywhere at Once (Poetry)
Karen Harper, Franklin County, Mistress Shakespeare (Fiction)
Richard Hasler, Summit County, Surprises Around the Bend (Nonfiction)
Stephen Haven, Ashland County, The River Lock (Nonfiction)
Will Hillenbrand, Hamilton County, Baby Dragon (Children’s)
Mary Howell, Cuyahoga County, How to Wage War and Win (Nonfiction)
Andrew Hudgins, Franklin County, Shut Up, You’re Fine! (Poetry)
Jonathan Knight, Franklin County, Classic Browns (Nonfiction)
Lois J. Lambert, Hamilton County, Heroes of the Western Theater (Nonfiction)
Rosemary Laurey, Franklin County, Sacrifice (Fiction)
Matt Livigni, Summit County, Journey Bread (Nonfiction)
Bill Livingston, Cuyahoga County, Above and Beyond (Nonfiction)
Charlise Lyles, Cuyahoga County, Do I Dare Disturb The Universe? (Nonfiction)
Tammie Lyon, Clermont County, My Pup (Children’s)
Dandi Mackall, Wayne County, Rudy Rides the Rails (Children’s)
Jeffrey Marks, Hamilton County, Anthony Boucher: A Biobibliography (Nonfiction)
Erin McGraw, Franklin County, Seamstress of Hollywood Blvd. (Fiction)
Donna MacMeans, Franklin County, The Trouble with Moonlight (Fiction)
Paul Melko, Franklin County, Singularity’s Ring (Fiction)
Gary Meszaros, Cuyahoga County, Wild Ohio (Nonfiction)
Sandy Mitchell, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland’s Little Italy (Nonfiction)
Asma Mobin-Uddin, Franklin County, A Party in Ramadan (Children’s)
Nick Muska, Lucas County, All Cool (Poetry)
Amjed Qamar, Franklin County, Beneath My Mother’s Feet (Children’s)
Nancy Recchie, Franklin County, The AIA Guide to Columbus (Nonfiction)
Stephanie Reed, Franklin County, The Light Across the River (Children’s)
Les Roberts, Cuyahoga County, King of the Holly Hop (Fiction)
Bev Shaffer, Medina County, Cookies to Die For (Nonfiction)
Annette Sheldon, Ashtabula County, Big Brother Now (Children’s)
Kay Sloan, Hamilton County, Not Without Honor (Nonfiction)
Lucy Snyder, Franklin County, Chimeric Machines (Poetry)
Alison Stine, Athens County, Ohio Violence (Poetry)
Vicki Lynn Thomas, Medina County, Shadows & Reflections (Nonfiction)
Vicki Tieche, Delaware County, 16-3-3 (Nonfiction)
Carmella Van Vleet, Delaware County, Amazing Arctic and Antarctic Projects (Children’s)
Frank Vazzano, Stark County, Politician Extraordinaire (Nonfiction)
Jane Ware, Franklin County, Particular Places (Nonfiction)
Terry Woods, Stark County, Ohio’s Grand Canal (Nonfiction)
Sally Wright, Wood County, Watches of the Night (Fiction)
Tracie Vaughn Zimmer, Butler County, The Floating Circus (Children’s)
Neil Zurcher, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Oddities (Nonfiction)

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Hope to see you at the Ohio Book Fesitval!