Quarry Festival of Books
Sponsored by Indiana University Press
Featuring many IU Press authors including readings and signings
Calling all book lovers! Join us for the 3rd annual Quarry Festival of Books on Saturday, October 13th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dunn Meadow on the Indiana University Bloomington campus.
Event Schedule
11 am
Stories Behind Campus Architecture and Walking Tour of Old Crescent Area
J. Terry Clapacs, author of Indiana University Bloomington
11:30 am
Children’s Book Reading and Nature Walk
Scott Russell Sanders, author Meeting Trees and Crawdad Creek
1 pm
Workplace Wellness — Office Exercises, Ergonomics, and Stress Relief
Kelly Jo Baute, coauthor of The Wellness Lifestyle
2 pm
Photographing the Birds of Indiana
Matt Williams, author of The Endangered and Disappearing Birds of the Midwest
3 pm
Making Healthy Cooking Fun and Easy with a Well-Stocked Pantry
Maggie Green, author of The Essential Pantry and The Essential Plant-Based Pantry
Join over 20 authors of fiction and general interest titles as they autograph books and meet readers with more than 100 individual books available for purchase.
Authors Attending:
• Allie, cover dog of Campus Canines
• Jane Simon Ammeson, How to Murder Your Wealthy Lovers and Get Away With It, Hauntings of the Underground Railroad, and Murders that Made Headlines
• Rebecca Baumann, Frankenstein 200
• J. Terry Clapacs, Indiana University Bloomington (12 – 1 pm)
• Joan of Dark aka Toni Carr, Knits for Nerds and Geek Knits (12:30 pm – 4 pm)
• John Decker, Pete DiPrimio, and Doug Wilson, Unknown, Untold, and Unbelievable Stories of IU Sports (1 pm – 4 pm)
• Susan Dyer, Monroe County
• Bryan Furuness, My Name Was Never Frankenstein and Winesburg, Indiana
• Gerardo Gonzalez, A Cuban Refugee’s Journey to the American Dream
• Maggie Green, The Essential Pantry and The Essential Plant-Based Pantry
• Steven Higgs, Guide to the Natural Areas of Southern Indiana
• Christoph Irmscher, Louis Agassiz: Creator of American Science, Max Eastman, and [Re]Imagining Science
• Angie Klink, I Found U
• Andrea Neal, Pence and Indiana Road Trip
• Hank Nuwer, Hazing
• Daniel Orr and Kelly Jo Baute, The Wellness Lifestyle
• Daniel Orr, Earth Eats and FarmFood
• Scott Russell Sanders, Crawdad Creek, Meeting Trees, Stone Country, and Dancing in Dreamtime (10 am – 2 pm)
• Stan Sutton, The Curse of the Indy 500 and Butler Basketball Legends
• Brittany Terwilliger, The Insatiables
• Michael R. Underwood, Genrenauts and Shield & Crocus
• Matt Williams, Endangered and Disappearing Birds of the Midwest and The Complete Guide to Indiana State Parks
The festival will include special giveaways, discounts on books, book readings and signings, and a fun Hoosier coloring center for kids of all ages. The Quarry Festival of Books will be the same day as IU Homecoming and will be a tented event. We hope you can join us!
Thank you to our sponsors BLOOM Magazine, WFIU Public Radio, WTIU Public Television, and IU Libraries!