Rain Taxi is proud to present its twentieth annual Twin Cities Book Festival! While it won’t be packing two buildings at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds as usual, the nonprofit organization is unveiling a virtual version of its beloved book celebration instead. “It’s been a challenge, but we are about challenge,” says Rain Taxi Executive Director and the TCBF’s artistic director, Eric Lorberer. “And we are excited to pivot to a digital format in this anniversary year because it will allow our loyal crowd of home-town festival goers to come together with our friends across the country, and even the world.” The 2020 TCBF features a lineup of over three dozen authors writing in a wide variety of genres, and for a wide variety of ages. This year’s Twin Cities Book Festival will feature many authors such as those below; for a complete list of authors participating, click here.

It's October already! Inviting you all to the following webinar. Please save the date. All welcome. Registration is free. The Comics Grid Webinar Series - Live Chats on Comics Scholarship Troubling Boundaries, Leaking Forms: Reading Bechdel's Fun Home and Carroll's Through the Woods with Dr Jeanette D'Arcy and Dr Miranda Corcoran. Date:  Tuesday 20 October 2020. Time: 4-5pm BST. Check your timezone here. On this inaugural webinar co-hosted by Paula Clemente Vega (Open Library of Humanities) and Dr Ernesto Priego (editor, The Comics Grid; City, University of London) panelists Dr Jeanette D'Arcy (University of South Wales) and Dr Miranda Corcoran (University College Cork) will discuss their respective Comics Grid articles on Alison Bechdel's Fun Home (2006) and Emily Carroll’s Through the Woods (2014). Registration and full details here.

Join Library Journal and School Library Journal for our fourth annual LibraryCon Live! We're excited to offer a day-long celebration of fandom-beloved stories and characters, featuring the creators behind mind-bending speculative fiction, innovative comics, and fan-favorite graphic novels. Plus, network online with other fans and explore our virtual exhibit hall where you'll hear directly from publishers about their newest books and engage in live chats with featured authors. Whether you're a public or school librarian, an educator of teens and young adults, or a superfan of graphic novels and sf/fantasy, don't miss this chance to meet and interact with some of your favorite stars across these genres. We are anticipating an unprecedented number of library and education professionals to attend this event, so you may find the environment or live sessions become full during the day. But fear not! All sessions and author chats will be available for viewing on-demand within an hour of their initial broadcast, [...]