2011 Nebraska Book Festival Set for May 21, 2011

Save the Date! The Nebraska Center for the Book has set the 2011 Nebraska Book Festival for May 21, 2011, from 1:00 to 6:30 p.m. at Nebraska State Historical Society’s Nebraska History Museum, 131 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln. The festival will again be dedicated to honoring Nebraska writers and will focus on the rich literary offerings of Nebraska. Nebraska authors with books published in 2010 have been invited to read from their work and Writers’ Workshops, led by Timothy Schaffert and Jim Reese, will be made available free of charge (courtesy a grant from the Nebraska Arts Council). Confirmed Nebraska writers who will read from their ©2010 work include: •Ted Kooser, Bag in the Wind, •James Solheim, Born Yesterday, •Greg Kosmicki, New Route in the Dream, •Sue Bauman, (writing as Laura Landon) Shattered Dreams and When love is Enough •Jim Reese, Ghost on 3rd, and •Others to be announced. Plans for additional readings and other activities are in the works. This event promises to be another great day that motivates Nebraska readers, writers, teachers, and learners to come together to hear about and talk about the most recent work of a variety of Nebraska writers. We invite you to save the date: May 21, 2011. NOTE: Keep up with the Festival on Facebook.com, search on Nebraska Center for the Book, Nebraska Book Festival, and/or One Book One Nebraska.