South Dakota Festival of Book 2011
The Festival Begins in Deadwood, SD! Photo by Toby Brusseau
The Festival Kicks off with Ignite: South Dakota! Nine Clouds partner John Meyer at the Roundhouse in Lead Photo by Toby Brusseau
Scott Meyer—North Pole Passion in Norway! And Nine Clouds partner and John’s brother Photo by Toby Brusseau
Susan Brannan, Festival author, Rapid City Photo by Toby Brusseau
Lead Arts Council Director and organizer of the Great Black Hills Plein Aire paint-out in Deadwood during the festival Photo by Toby Brusseau
Executive Director of the Lead Opera House Photo by Toby Brusseau
Festival author and dancer Larissa Fast Horse, a Pierre native Photo by Toby Brusseau
Thea Miller Ryan, Sioux Falls Outdoor campus director Photo by Toby Brusseau
Steve Binkley, Center for the Book Director & Festival Director Photo by Toby Brusseau
Exhibitor Hall opens at Deadwood Chamber of Commerce Pavilion Photo by Toby Brusseau
Exhibitors’ Hall Photo by Toby Brusseau
Joseph Marshall at the Early Bird Book Signing! Photo by Toby Brusseau
Margaret Coel at the Early Bird Book Signing! Photo by Toby Brusseau
Bruce Junek, Tass Thacker, and Mark St. Pierre Photo by Toby Brusseau
Marilyn Johnson and Craig Johnson (not related) Photo by Toby Brusseau
Janet Shaw, Author of book based on Kaya, a Native American girl Photo by Toby Brusseau
Literary Feast, Martin Mason Hotel Photo by Toby Brusseau
C.J. Box Photo by Toby Brusseau
Steering committee chair and Deadwood Public Library Director Jeanette Chaney-Moodie and her husband enjoy genre fiction writers at the Literary Feast Photo by Toby Brusseau
Craig Johnson Photo by Toby Brusseau
The delights of listening and feasting! Photo by Toby Brusseau
Jim Reese Photo by Toby Brusseau
Rock Garden Tour, LIVE! At the Franklin Emerald Room, Sponsored by SDPB Photo by Toby Brusseau
Festival Getaway Contest Winners with Joseph Marshall III Photo by Toby Brusseau
Keynote, Black Hills Plein Aire Painters Wet Sale, Deadwood Mountain Grand, Photo by Toby Brusseau
Keynote Feed. Pine Ridge High School recipients of One Book SD Tribal HS Giveaway, Sponsored by SDHC, Fishback Financial, and SD Community Foundation
Photo by Toby Brusseau
Pine Ridge High School recipients Photo by Toby Brusseau
Keynote Feed Photo by Bob Wilson
Keynote Lecture, Crazy Horse shirt representation, designed for book cover, The Journey of Crazy Horse Photo by Toby Brusseau
JR LaPlante, Secretary of SD Tribal Relations, introduces Joseph Marshall III Photo by Bob Wilson
Keynote audience of 500+ Photo by Toby Brusseau
Joseph Marshall III Photo by Toby Brusseau
Keynote audience and photos provided by Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission Photo by Toby Brusseau
Joseph Marshall III Signing Books Photo by Toby Brusseau
Saturday sessions all over Deadwood. Harry Bliss, New Yorker cartoonist and children’s book illustrator, Masonic Temple Photo by Toby Brusseau
Don Montileaux, SD children’s book illustrator Photo by Toby Brusseau
Susan Power Photo by Toby Brusseau
Tass Thacker, Saturday Session Photo by Toby Brusseau
American Girl Tea Party Photo courtesy of Dedi LaRue
Janet Shaw, American Girl Kaya author Photo by Toby Brusseau
Saturday’s crowd at the Masonic Photo by Toby Brusseau
Ian Frazier, New Yorker columnist & bestselling author Photo by Toby Brusseau
Saturday sessions Photo by Toby Brusseau
Sam Kean, Sioux Falls native, The Disappearing Spoon, based on the periodic table Photo by Toby Brusseau
Danielle Sosin, Writers’ Support author from Duluth Photo by Toby Brusseau
John Dufresne, How to write a novel in 6 months! Photo by Toby Brusseau
Board chair Ann McKay Thompson joins Craig Johnson & Marcus Red Thunder, creative consultants for A&E series based on Johnson’s Walt Longmire novels, to wrap things up on Sunday at The Lodge Photo by Toby Brusseau
Craig Johnson, author of Sherriff Walt Longmire novels Photo by Toby Brusseau
SDHC Distinguished Service in the Humanities Awards at the Book Festival! Bernie Hunhoff, Publisher, SD Magazine, Organization Award with Board chair Ann McKay Thompson Photo by Toby Brusseau
Craig Howe, Individual honoree with ED Sherry DeBoer Photo by Toby Brusseau
Deadwood Mayor Francis Toscana, City of Deadwood organization award Photo by Toby Brusseau
Rhonda Feterl, Chair, Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission, organization award Photo by Toby Brusseau
The festival ended with National Book Award winner Pete Dexter and librarian’s groupie Marilyn Johnson exploring the future of books. Photo by Toby Brusseau