OCTOBER 2008

Montana Festival of the Book, October 23-25, featuring many regional authors, with workshops and readings. Details at Humanities Montana Web site

10 - 12 October, 20th Annual Southern Festival of the Book, Nashville, Tennessee will be the venue for more than 200 authors, with workshops, readings and more.

24 - 26, October, 14th Annual Women Writing the West Convention San Antonio, Texas

Congratulations to Squire Babcock for his new title The King of Gaheena. Babcock, an early-years member of the Nashville Writers Alliance makes his home in Kentucky where he is an assistant professor of English at Murry State University. Learn more about the book at Mote Books, the publisher.

Linda Sandifer is having a book drawing for her newest title The Last Rodeo ThComplete details are at the author's Web site.

8 - 12 October: Seventh Annual Helena Book Fest includes speakers, panel discussions and a gala reading.

Kerri Kumasaka now has a website to go with her interesting book of poetry A Poet's Story. It's complete with photos from around the world and poetry feedback from readers of the book. Visit A Poet's Story.

SEPTEMBER 2008 ,

Janet Muirhead Hill, author of the award-winning Miranda and Starlight has released a new, contemporary adventure for young readers. In Kyleah's Tree, eleven-year-old Kyleah Ralston and her foster brother, Benjamin, take the dangerous step of running away from their foster home. Visit Raven Publishing for details on this title.

New books from Michael P. Spradlin. Daniel Boone's Great Escape is currently available, and his new title The Youngest Templar: Keeper of the Grail goes on sale September 18. Learn more at Spradlin's Web site.

September 3-October 15, 2008: One Book-One Bozeman will be held at the Bozeman Public Library, Bozeman, Montana. This is a community-wide reading project presenting six weeks of activities for people of all ages, including book discussions, workshops, art activities, a photo exhibit,

September 17 - 20: Mountain and Plains Book Sellers Association Trade show, Crowne Plaza, Colorado Prings, Colorado

Mark your calendars: September 25th-September 28th is the Ernest Hemingway Festival, 2008, Sun Valley Idaho.

AUGUST 2008

Congratulations to Lee Aaron Wilson for his latest Western Billy Killdeere (Treble Heart Books, 2008). He is currently on virtual tour promoting this romantic historical fiction release

WILLA Award winner Gladys Smith has a new historical fiction release entitled In the Shadow of Rebellion set in the Idaho mining communities in the late 1800s.

7 - 9 August, Meagher County Book Festival, White Sulphur Springs, Montana, with magazine writing workshop and panel discussion on magazines, poetry reading and more.

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