South Dakota Festival of Books

South Dakota Festival of Books Goes Virtual

The 2020 South Dakota Festival of Books will be held virtually in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. For the latest festival schedule and news, visit the South Dakota Humanities Council at SDBookFestival.com. In partnership with the SD Humanities Council, SDPB presents a virtual screening and online discussion of Unladylike 2020, featuring the segment profiling author, musician, and voting rights activist Zitkála Šá (Ihanktonwan). The segment also features historian LaDonna Brave Bull Allard (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe).

Unladylike2020 Zitkála Šá - Live Screening Q & A

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2pm (1 MT)

With producers Sandy Rattley & Charlotte Mangin.

This event will be live online through the SD Festival of Books website and on Facebook. Visit SDBookFestival.com for more info.

Unladylike 2020 is a multimedia project consisting of a 1-hour documentary and 26 digital shorts featuring courageous women from the turn of the 20 th century and contemporary women following in their footsteps.

Visit unladylike2020.com for all videos from this series.

The Library of Congress National Book Festival: Celebrating American Ingenuity

SDPB1: Sunday, October 25, 2pm (1 MT)

Interviews, insights and artistic expressions from some of the nation’s most significant and prolific literary voices with a glimpse into their creative processes and environments. Featuring an impressive group of authors, including Joy Harjo, Colson Whitehead, Madeleine Albright, Melinda Gates, John Grisham, Kate DiCamillo, Gene Luen Yang, Téa Obreht, Salman Rushdie, Kali Fajardo-Anstine and many more.