Join UC Libraries at Books by the Banks October 12

4cpossmcropped2On Saturday, October 12, the 7th annual Books by the Banks: Cincinnati USA Book Festival will take place at Duke Energy Convention Center from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Once again, UC Libraries is an organizing partner of the literary event that allows readers to meet and greet favorite authors.

The day-long festival will feature over 100 regional and national authors, book signings, author panels, and activities for the entire family to enjoy. New this year is a Writing/Getting Published series of panels. All events are free and open to the public.

bbtbposterimage13At the festival, attendees will have  the opportunity to meet authors and to purchase signed copies of their books. Books by the Banks features writers in various categories including fiction, non-fiction, cooking, children’s literature, local travel, sports, and more. Nationally known authors such as Stuart Woods, R.J. Palacio, Maria Semple,  James McBride, and Bob Shea will join local favorites Will Hillenbrand, Michael Keating, and Barbara and David Day to celebrate the joy and reading of books.

Leah  Stewart, associate professor and area director of creative writing in the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, will be among the 100+ authors at the festival. Stewart is the author of the novels The History of Us, Husband and Wife, The Myth of You and Me, and Body of a Girl. In The History of Us, the newest novel by the celebrated  author, three grown siblings return to their childhood home and face a family  secret that forces them to reexamine their relationships to each other and to  the aunt who took them in as children. Also from UC,  staff from The Cincinnati Review will be at the festival to promote the literary journal.

A commemorative Books by the Banks poster by artist/illustrator and Books by the Banks participant Jeffrey Ebbeler will be available for purchase at the festival for $15.

Books by the Banks is organized by UC Libraries, The Mercantile  Library, the Public Library of  Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Joseph-Beth  Booksellers, Northern Kentucky University W. Frank  Steely Library, Clermont County  Library, the Lane Libraries, and the MidPointe  Library System.

The Books by the Banks website has  information on the authors scheduled to appear at the event, a schedule of  panel sessions, activities scheduled in the Kids’ Corner, as well as directions  and parking information for Duke Energy Convention Center. For more  information, visit www.booksbythebanks.org.