Books in Bloom Literary Festival: Featuring Dr. Nikole Hannah-Jones

Name: Books in Bloom Literary Festival: Featuring Dr. Nikole Hannah-Jones
Start: 2021-10-10T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2021-10-10T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Columbia

Date and Time

Oct 10, 2021 11:00 am

Location

Columbia

6251 Mango Tree Rd, Columbia, Maryland, 21044

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Books in Bloom is returning to Columbia, MD for its fifth year! This year, the progressive book festival will be headlined by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and creator of the landmark 1619 Project, Nikole Hannah-Jones in conversation with Andy Shallal

AUTHOR APPEARANCES TO INCLUDE:

Jake Tapper - Lead Washington Anchor for CNN and author of The Devil May Dance

Laura Lippman - New York Times bestselling author of Lady in the Lake and newly released Dream Girl

Stacey Vanek Smith - co-host of NPR’s The Indicator from Planet Money and author of Machiavelli for Women

Maureen Corrigan - book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air and author of So We Read On

Amy Argetsinger - Washington Post reporter and editor, and author of There She Was: The Secret History of Miss America

Ram Devineni (Augmented Reality) , Ashley A. Woods (Art), Yusef Komunyakaa (Story) - Authors of the augmented reality comic book Jupiter Invincible

Aparna Verma - Author of The Boy with Fire (The Ravence Trilogy #1)

Register to join us for the free one-day outdoor festival full of author readings, children's activities, a pop-up bookstore by Busboys & Poets, and more.

DETAILS

DATE: October 10, 2021

TIME: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

LOCATION: Color Burst Park 6000 Merriweather Drive, Columbia, MD 21044

All guests will be required to be masked regardless of vaccination status.

About the Festival

In celebration of the city's 50th anniversary, the Downtown Columbia Partnership wanted to host an event that captured the community's character. Imagined as an extension of Columbia itself and its founder James Rouse's vision for a diverse, inclusive, and progressive city, Books in Bloom was born. Since its inception in 2017, the festival has hosted renowned authors, chefs, activists, poets, and more, with interactive programming around salient themes including race, feminism, equality, and culture. Books in Bloom has served as an enduring expression of Columbia's love of literature and venue for meaningful dialogue since its inaugural year, and will continue to do so for years to come.