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2008 Southern Festival of Books

Humanities Tennessee

October 10-October 12, 2008

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After four years of rotation between Nashville and Memphis, the twenty-year-old Southern Festival of Books will return permanently  to Nashville's War Memorial Plaza in 2008. The annual Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word features more than 200 authors from around the nation and in every genre for presentations, readings, panel discussions and book signings and draws nearly 30,000 patrons annually.

In addition to the many authors on the program the Festival hosts popular book exhibitors and programs three performance stages throughout the event. The cooking stage highlights talented chefs preparing and discussing recipes from the latest food and cookbooks. The Café Stage features music by some of the area's most talented musicians and poets. The Children's Stage will be jam-packed this year with interactiver performances and reading both Saturday and Sunday, where musicians, poets, songwriters and storytellers encourage children to read, share stories and sing songs. It will feature authors Susan Orlean, Patricia McKissack, Gloria Pinkney, Lynda Johnson Robb, Carole Boston Weatherford, Williams Sleator, Susan McBride and Sherman Alexie. View FULL LINEUP.

The Southern Festival of Books is presented by Humanities Tennessee, a non-profit organization that promotes humanities education across Tennessee. The Festival is proudly sponsored by the National Endowment for Humanities, the Metro Nashville Arts Commission, Ingram, the Nashville Scene, the Frist Foundation, Davis Kidd Booksellers and Vanderbilt University.

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  Tickets: Free Admission

  Info Phone: (615) 770-0006

• Dates & Times

  Dates:
  October 10-October 12, 2008

  Times:
  Friday 12:00pm-6:00pm
  Saturday 9:00am-6:00pm
  Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm

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• Venue Info

  War Memorial Plaza and Tennessee Capitol

  Charlotte Avenue at 7th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37203

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