C.F. Payne illustrated the BBTB poster
Mark your calendars! On Saturday, November 1, the 2nd annual Books by the Banks: Cincinnati USA Book Festival will take place at Duke Energy Center from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The day-long festival will feature over 100 local and national authors, book signings, author panels, and activities for the entire family to enjoy. All events are free and open to the public! Attendees will have the opportunity to meet authors and to purchase signed copies of their books. A commemorative Books by the Banks poster, by artist/illustrator C.F. Payne, will also be available for purchase.
The Authors
Authors scheduled to participate include:
- Anthony Swofford. Author of Jarhead, the New York Times bestselling memoir of military life and Exit A: The Novel.
- Jennifer Crusie. Author of many bestselling romances including Agnes and the Hitman.
- Virginia Willis. Kitchen director for “Martha Stewart Living Television,” producer for “Turner South’s Home Plate,” tester/editor for The All-New Joy of Cooking, and the author of Bon Appetit, Y’All! Three Generations of Southern Cooking.
- Ellen Schreiber. Author of Teenage Mermaid, Comedy Girl, and the Vampire Kisses series.
- Loren Long. The New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Little Engine That Could, Mr. Peabody’s Apples, and Drummer Boy.
The Panels
Panel discussions with many of the authors will take place throughout the day. Here's a sample:
Voices in Contemporary African American Fiction for Women
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
With: Carmen Glenn, Ambition; Angela Henry, Diva's Last Curtain Call; Gayle Price Thomas, A Desperate Man; and Sheila Williams, Girls Most Likely
Moderated by: Kathy Y. Wilson, Cincinnati Magazine
Wings Over Dayton
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
With: Timothy Gaffney and Ty Greenlees, The Dayton Air Show: A Photographic Celebration
Moderated by: Rob Reider, Air Show Announcer
Cincinnati Sports Legends
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
With: Paul Daugherty, Catch Every Ball: How to Handle Life’s Pitches; Greg Hoard, Joe: Rounding Third and Heading For Home; Andrew O’Toole, Paul Brown: The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Football’s Most Innovative Coach; and Mike Shannon, The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: Heart–Pounding, Jaw–Dropping, and Gut–Wrenching Moments from Cincinnati Reds History
Moderated by: Lonnie Wheeler, author and former sports columnist
Bon Appetit Y’All
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
With: Virginia Willis, Bon Appetit Y’All: Recipes and Stories From Three Generations of Southern Cooking
Moderated by: Sean R. Daly, chef/owner, Hugo Restaurant
The Office: Survival Skills
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
With: Andrea Kay, Work’s a Bitch and Then You Make It Work; Charles Watson, Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?: The Nine Inner Strengths You Need to Overcome Self-Defeating Tendencies at Work; and Joanna Zucker, Millennium Mom: 100 Tips and Time Savers to Go From a Working Woman to a Working Mom
Moderated by: Doug Bolton, Cincinnati Business Courier
Totally Teen
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
With: Ellen Schreiber, Vampire Kisses series; Jaime Adoff, The Death of Jayson Porter; and Alan Gratz, Something Wicked
Moderated by: Ann Conway, Teen Librarian, Anderson Branch
Farms and Foods of Ohio
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
With: Marilou Suszko, Farms and Foods of Ohio: From Garden Gate to Dinner Plate
Moderated by Grace Yek, Adjunct Instructor, University of Cincinnati Culinary Arts and Science Program
Getting Graphic
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
With: David Mack, Kabuki series
Moderated by: Edmund Osterman, Mercantile Library graphic novel discussion leader
Blood, Guts, and Glory: Military History
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
With: Fred Anderson, Crucible of War: The Seven Years’ War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766; Andrew Cayton, The Dominion of War: Empire and Liberty in North America, 1500-2000; and Anthony Swofford, Jarhead
Moderated by: Stephen Norris, Professor, Miami University
Target Kids’ Corner
The Target Kids’ Corner will feature programming for the entire family such as crafts, storytelling, costume characters, author readings, and more.
More Info
- The Books by the Banks website has all the news and information about author readings, panel discussions, and other special events.
- Watch Katie Orr interview Patrice Watson, Greg Edwards, and Albert Pyle about Books by the Banks.
The Partners
Books by the Banks is a joint effort of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Borders Books, CET, Cincinnati Magazine, the Mercantile Library, and the University of Cincinnati Libraries.
