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Great!  Thx. /S

On Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 3:33 PM Jim Davis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thanks, Sharon.  All the sessions have been prerecorded, so I’ve been able
> to view that one with Rickie interviewed by our State Librarian, Rebecca
> Hamilton; and it a fine one!  Rickie lives in New Orleans now, so she was
> willing to join us for her adopted state’s festival.  We hope to have her
> in person next year (Sat., Oct. 29, 2022).
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> By the way, if you are not able to view a program when launched on a
> particular day as listed on the schedule, the videos will remain available
> thereafter on our YouTube channel:
> https://www.youtube.com/c/LouisianaBookFestival .
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> Enjoy!
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> *From:* Center for the Book state centers communication <
> [log in to unmask]> *On Behalf Of *Sharon Shaloo
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 26, 2021 11:33 AM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Re: 2021 Louisiana Book Festival
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> Great line up Jim!  I've marked my calendar for Rickie Lee Jones ( What a
> coup!)  and am still reading the rest.
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> Cheers,
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> On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 4:28 PM Jim Davis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> [Please share, and join us for the festival! – Jim]
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> *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
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> *October 25, 2021*
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> *THE LOUISIANA BOOK FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATING 17 YEARS*
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> *What to expect from the virtual event happening October 30 – November 14*
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> *BATON ROUGE, La.* – Mark your calendar as the 17th Annual Louisiana Book
> Festival will launch programs on Saturday and Sunday, October 30-31, 2021.
> Additional new content will be available over the following two weeks on
> Friday, November 5, through Sunday, November 7, and Friday, November 12,
> through Sunday, November 14. This free, family-friendly, annual festival
> celebrating readers, writers, and books is being presented virtually this
> year. More than 80 authors and presenters will discuss their books during
> more than 40 virtual programs, including 15 presentations for children,
> tweens, and teens. Virtual programs can be viewed on the *Louisiana Book
> Festival YouTube channel*
> <https://www.youtube.com/c/LouisianaBookFestival>.
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> Authors participating in this year’s festival include 2021 Louisiana
> Writer Award recipient *Fatima Shaik*
> <http://louisianabookfestival.org/Author_Shaik.html>, Louisiana Poet
> Laureate *Mona Lisa Saloy*
> <http://louisianabookfestival.org/Author_Saloy.html>, and Louisiana Young
> Readers’ Choice Award winning author *Tommy Greenwald*
> <http://louisianabookfestival.org/Author_Greenwald.html> (*Game Changer*).
> Other featured authors include *David Armand*
> <http://louisianabookfestival.org/Author_Armand.html> (*The Lord’s Acre*),
> *Rickie Lee Jones* <http://louisianabookfestival.org/Author_Jones.html> (*Last
> Chance Texaco*), *Alecia Long*
> <http://louisianabookfestival.org/Author_Long.html> (*Cruising for
> Conspirators*), *Robert Mann*
> <http://louisianabookfestival.org/Author_Mann.html> (*Backrooms and
> Bayous*), *Joshua Prager*
> <http://louisianabookfestival.org/Author_Prager.html> (*The Family Roe*),
> and *Steven V. Roberts*
> <http://louisianabookfestival.org/Author_Roberts.html> (*Cokie: A Life
> Well Lived*).
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> To learn about additional authors and participants, see a complete list on
> the Louisiana Book Festival’s *featured author page*
> <http://louisianabookfestival.org/authors_featured.html>. A digital
> version of the *program guide*
> <https://heyzine.com/flip-book/efbcc3d1f2.html> with more details is also
> available. More information and updates are available on the Louisiana Book
> Festival *website* <http://louisianabookfestival.org/> and on *Facebook*
> <https://www.facebook.com/LABookFestival>.
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> All featured titles will be available for purchase through *Cavalier
> House Books* <https://www.cavalierhousebooks.com/LABookFest>. All
> purchases of featured festival books made through December 31, 2021, will
> receive a 20% discount with the festival code *LABOOKFEST*.
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> The *Louisiana Center for the Book*
> <https://www.state.lib.la.us/literacy-and-reading/louisiana-center-for-the-book>,
> established in the State Library of Louisiana in 1994 for the purpose of
> stimulating public interest in reading, books, literacy, and libraries and
> celebrating Louisiana’s rich literary heritage, is the state affiliate of
> the Library of Congress Center for the Book.
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> *Contact Information:*
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> State Library of Louisiana
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> 225-342-4923
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> Office of the Lieutenant Governor
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