The 2010 Celebration of Books
A celebration in every sense of the word!
Featuring Some of the Country's Finest Writers and Artists
Rilla Askew*Jim Barnes*William Bernhardt*Jill Byrne*JoAnna Carl*Kristin Cast*P. C. Cast*Connie Cronley*Lee Cullum*Michael Cunningham*Sloan Davis*Sally Dennison*Kim Doner*Rita Dove*Debbie Duvall*Joshua Ferris*Rich Fisher*Barry Friedman*Sally Goldenbaum*Molly Griffis*William Hagen*Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey*Jim Halsey*Joy Harjo*Carolyn G. Hart*Beth Henley*Mary Ann Hille*S. E. Hinton*Deborah Hunter*Wanda Jackson*Murv Jacob*Hannibal Johnson*Lisa Jones*Sue Monk Kidd*Carlotta Walls Lanier*Jim Lehrer*Kate Lehrer*Billie Letts*Paula Marshall*Jeff Martin*Michael Paul Mason*Louisa McCune-Elmore*Teresa Miller*Larry Mitchell*Anna Myers*Linda Phillips*Nancy Pickard*Marly Rusoff*George Edward Stanley*Sarah Stecher*Clifton Taulbert*Tim Tharp*Robin Green Tilly*Jeff Van Hanken*Seoras Wallace*Michael Wallis*Suzanne Wallis*James Watts*John Wooley*Jason Ashley Wright
Sponsored by:
Special Thanks to KTUL
CELEBRATION HIGHLIGHTS
• A keynote address by Homecoming Award winner
Sue Monk Kidd
 
• Opening remarks by Distinguished Artist designee, Pulitzer winner Michael Cunningham
 
• A special presentation to Ambassador Award honoree and Pulitzer winner Rita Dove
 
• A Saturday morning visit with Carlotta Walls LaNier, the youngest of the Little Rock 9, on the anniversary of her first day in Little Rock High School
 
• A one-on-one public dialogue with PBS anchor Jim Lehrer and novelist Kate Lehrer
 
• A celebration of words and ideas with best-selling authors Billie Letts and Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
 
• Featured discussions on mystery novels, memoirs, young adult literature, and Oklahoma narratives
 
• A live interview with Pulitzer-winning playwright Beth Henley

• A publishing forum with New York literary agent Marly Rusoff
 
• A "surprise" appearance by music legends Jim Halsey and Wanda Jackson
 
• The Oklahoma Premier of Joy Harjo's Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light

• A grand finale with P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast, and Seoras Wallace
 
For more information, contact Teresa.