La Quinta Book Fest 2022

We're excited to announce that we've added a new Book Fest event to our schedule ! Drum roll please 🥁🥁🥁 WRITING WORKSHOP Wednesday, February 16 @ 5:30 PM on Zoom Gain inspiration, learn a different style, and hone your craft in this workshop focused on retellings (ICYMI: The theme of BF '22 is "Tales Retold"). We'll discuss what a retelling is, how to write a retelling, and then you'll write a scene of your own. 🎉If you would like to participate in this free workshop, make sure to register for Book Fest !

Aminah Mae Safi, author of upcoming Travelers Along the Way and past Book Fest guest will participate in our Tales Retold panel session at Book Fest 2022! Aminah Mae Safi is the author of four novels, including Tell Me How You Really Feel (Feiwel & Friends) and the forthcoming Travelers Along the Way : a Robin Hood Remix (Feiwel & Friends, 2022). She’s an erstwhile art historian, a fan of Cholula on popcorn, and an un-ironic lover of the Fast and the Furious franchise. Her writing has been featured on Bustle and Salon and her award-winning short stories can be found in Fresh Ink (Crown Books) and the forthcoming Freshman Orientation (Candlewick Press, 2023). Website:  aminahmae.com   Aminah Mae's Newsletter Signup Find Aminah Mae on  Twitter  &  Instagram Our  Tales Retold  panel session will be held virtually on Tuesday, February 15 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.  This event is  free , but registration is required. Check out the  Book Fest Schedule REGISTER FOR BOOK FEST 20

Michelle Ruiz Keil, author of Summer in the City of Roses , will be participating in our  Tales Retold  panel session at Book Fest 2022! We can't wait! Michelle Ruiz Keil is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novels Summer In The City of Roses and All of Us With Wings . Her writing for adults can be found most recently in Bitch Magazine, Cosmonauts Avenue, and The Buckman Journal. She is a 2021 Tin House Scholar and the recipient of residencies at Hedgebrook and The Sitka Center and the Bloedel Reserve. Born in San Francisco, Michelle has lived in Portland, Oregon for many years where she curates the fairytale reading series All Kinds of Fur and lives with her family in a cottage where the forest meets the city.  Website:  https://www.michelleruizkeil.com/ Michelle's Newsletter Signup Find Michelle on Facebook , Twitter & Instagram Our  Tales Retold  panel session will be held virtually on Tuesday, February 15 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.  This event is  free ,

Poet Jill Alexander Essbaum and author of  Hausfrau , will join our  Tales Retold  panel session at Book Fest 2022! Jill Alexander Essbaum is the author of several collections of poetry including Heaven (winner of the Katherine Bakeless Nason prize), Necropolis, Harlot, and most recently, Would-Land. Her first novel, Hausfrau, was a New York Times Bestseller and has been translated into 26 languages.  Her work has appeared in dozens of journals including Poetry, The Christian Century, Image,  and The Rumpus, and has been included in textbooks and anthologies including The Best American Erotic Poems and two editions of the annual Best American Poetry anthology. A two-time NEA fellow, Jill lives and writes in Austin, Tx.   Find Jill on  Twitter Our  Tales Retold  panel session will be held virtually on Tuesday, February 15 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.  This event is  free , but registration is required. Check out the  Book Fest Schedule REGISTER FOR BOOK FEST 2022

  Author Josh Malerman will join our Book Fest 2022 Book Club on Thursday, February 17! We'll be reading and discussing his book Unbury Carol. The perfect choice for our Tales Retold theme,  Unbury Carol is a  haunting tale  of a woman literally bringing herself back from the dead. It's a twisted take on the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the final page. About Josh: Josh Malerman is a New York Times bestselling author and one of two singer/songwriters for the rock band The High Strung, whose song "The Luck You Got" can be heard as the theme song to the Showtime show "Shameless." His debut novel, Bird Box , is the inspiration for the hit Netflix film of the same name. Bird Box was also nominated for the Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the James Herbert Award. His books Black Mad Wheel and Goblin have also been nominated for Stoker Awards. His other novels include Unbury Carol , Inspection , A House

We're so excited to announce that Katee Robert, author of Neon Gods , will be participating in our Tales Retold  panel session at Book Fest 2022! Katee Robert is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense. Entertainment Weekly calls her writing “unspeakably hot.” Her books have sold over a million copies. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, children, a cat who thinks he’s a dog, and two Great Danes who think they’re lap dogs. Her newest book is Electric Idol . Website: www.kateerobert.com   Katee's Newsletter Signup Find Katee on  Facebook , Twitter , Goodreads , Instagram , BookBub ,  The Rabble Facebook Group , or  Pinterest Our Tales Retold panel session will be held virtually on Tuesday, February 15 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.  This event is free , but registration is required. Check out the Book Fest Schedule REGISTER FOR BOOK FEST 2022