2019 Festival Recap

Thank you to all the volunteers, sponsors, and attendees of the 20th annual Chippewa Valley Book Festival. It was a record-breaking year and we credit that to our supportive community.

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Festival Authors

School Authors

Concluded Events:

Full Schedule | Printable Schedule | Fiction Events | Nonfiction Events | Poetry Events

Featured

Oct 27

Oct 27, 2019

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM16:00 – 18:004:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Cooking My Way Home

Oct 27, 2019

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM16:00 – 18:004:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Oct 27, 2019

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM16:00 – 18:004:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Oct 27

Oct 27, 2019

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM13:00 – 14:001:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Young Writers Showcase

Oct 27, 2019

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM13:00 – 14:001:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Oct 27, 2019

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM13:00 – 14:001:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Oct 26

Oct 26, 2019

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM19:30 – 20:307:30 PM – 8:30 PM

The Great Believers: Where Fiction Meets History

Oct 26, 2019

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM19:30 – 20:307:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Oct 26, 2019

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM19:30 – 20:307:30 PM – 8:30 PM

A Verbal Feast of the Fest, served by ecWIT

Oct 26

Oct 26, 2019

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM16:00 – 17:004:00 PM – 5:00 PM

A Verbal Feast of the Fest, served by ecWIT

Oct 26, 2019

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM16:00 – 17:004:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Oct 26, 2019

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM16:00 – 17:004:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Oct 26

Oct 26, 2019

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM14:15 – 15:152:15 PM – 3:15 PM

Change and Resilience in the Heartland

Oct 26, 2019

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM14:15 – 15:152:15 PM – 3:15 PM

Oct 26, 2019

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM14:15 – 15:152:15 PM – 3:15 PM

Oct 26

Oct 26, 2019

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM13:00 – 14:001:00 PM – 2:00 PM

The Heart of Noir

Oct 26, 2019

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM13:00 – 14:001:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Oct 26, 2019

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM13:00 – 14:001:00 PM – 2:00 PM

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Oct 26

Oct 26, 2019

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM10:30 – 11:3010:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Ballrooms and POW Camps

Oct 26, 2019

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM10:30 – 11:3010:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Oct 26, 2019

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM10:30 – 11:3010:30 AM – 11:30 AM

An Evening With the Authors Featuring B.J. Hollars

Oct 25

Oct 25, 2019

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM17:30 – 20:305:30 PM – 8:30 PM

An Evening With the Authors Featuring B.J. Hollars

Oct 25, 2019

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM17:30 – 20:305:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Oct 25, 2019

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM17:30 – 20:305:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Active Voices: Poetry and Social Justice

Oct 25

Oct 25, 2019

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM16:00 – 17:304:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Active Voices: Poetry and Social Justice

Oct 25, 2019

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM16:00 – 17:304:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Oct 25, 2019

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM16:00 – 17:304:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Small Animals: Parenting in the Age of Fear

Oct 24

Oct 24, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Small Animals: Parenting in the Age of Fear

Oct 24, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Oct 24, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

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Oct 23

Oct 23, 2019

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM19:30 – 21:007:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Barstow & Grand: Issue #3 Release Reading

Oct 23, 2019

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM19:30 – 21:007:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Oct 23, 2019

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM19:30 – 21:007:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Oct 23

Oct 23, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

The Optimist at Midnight

Oct 23, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Oct 23, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

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Oct 23

Oct 23, 2019

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM18:00 – 19:006:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Revenge of the Asian Woman: A Reading with Dorothy Chan

Oct 23, 2019

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM18:00 – 19:006:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Oct 23, 2019

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM18:00 – 19:006:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Oct 23

Oct 23, 2019

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM12:00 – 13:3012:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Wild and Rare

Oct 23, 2019

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM12:00 – 13:3012:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Oct 23, 2019

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM12:00 – 13:3012:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Oct 23

Oct 23, 2019

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM10:30 – 11:3010:30 AM – 11:30 AM

A Font and the Search for One Man’s Fate

Oct 23, 2019

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM10:30 – 11:3010:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Oct 23, 2019

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM10:30 – 11:3010:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Long Way Round: Through the Heartland by River

Oct 22

Oct 22, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Long Way Round: Through the Heartland by River

Oct 22, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Oct 22, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Oct 22

Oct 22, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

A Font and the Search for One Man’s Fate

Oct 22, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Oct 22, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

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Oct 21

Oct 21, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Mrs. Bond: The True Role of Female Spies During the First World War

Oct 21, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Oct 21, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Oct 17

Oct 17, 2019

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM17:00 – 18:005:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Don’t Call Me Crazy: Navigating Mental Health with Compassion, Understanding, and Honesty

Oct 17, 2019

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM17:00 – 18:005:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Oct 17, 2019

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM17:00 – 18:005:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Oct 16

Oct 16, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time

Oct 16, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Oct 16, 2019

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Meet the School Authors: Book Sale & Signing

Oct 15

Oct 15, 2019

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM18:00 – 19:306:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Meet the School Authors: Book Sale & Signing

Oct 15, 2019

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM18:00 – 19:306:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Oct 15, 2019

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM18:00 – 19:306:00 PM – 7:30 PM

2019 Festival Recap

2019 Festival Recap

Concluded Events:

Thank you to the following partners and sponsors for supporting this year’s festival.