Holiday Author Fair at the Indiana Historical Society

2022 Holiday Author Fair IT’S OUR FAVORITE BOOK EVENT OF THE YEAR!

Mix and mingle with more than 60 authors during the Indiana Historical Society’s annual Holiday Author Fair!

This event will take place Saturday, Dec. 3 from noon to 4 p.m. Admission to the author fair is included with general admission to the Indiana Historical Society.

Author Fair book topics will range from sports and biographies to youth historical fiction and politics along with, of course, a lot of Indiana history. IHS members will receive 10 percent off their entire Basile History Market purchase.

Guests are encouraged to purchase their admission tickets in advance. Admission includes IHS’s award-winning Indiana Experience and the Festival of Trees holiday exhibit, with more than 75 elaborate trees decorating the building.

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Below is a list of authors that are scheduled to attend. Schedule is subject to change.

Biography

Douglas Dixon, Beyond Truman: Robert H. Ferrell and Crafting the Past Greta Fisher, So Much Bad in the Best of Us: The … of John W. Talbot Wes Gehring, Sydney Pollack Fred Glass, Making Your Own Luck: From a Skid Row Bar to Rebuilding Indiana University Athletics Kimberly Hoffman, The Red Coat: Giving and Gratitude During the Great Depression David Humphrey, He Never Complained: Stories of an Everyday Man Rita Rose and Patty Spitler, The Dog Who Saved My Life Rudy Schouten, Linda – A Full, Happy Life Dan Cleary, Wright Brothers: Then and Now Ted and Becky Lilly, 3 Generations of Lilly Family in Indiana Jane Ammeson and Rick Hofstetter, America’s Femme Fatale

ChildrenYoung Adult

Rob Harrell, Too Pig to Fail: A Batpig Book Cynthia Argentine, Night Becomes Day: Changes in Nature Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, The Good for Nothing Tree Jen Tousey, Sarah had a Little Plan Charlotte L. Brown, My Body is My Body: I have Rules Helen Frost, Wait and See Donna Griffin, Kindred Spirits Denisa Nickell, Hanania Me & That Baby! M.A. Koontz and Hailey Landreth, Something Strange at Camp Wonder Woods Janna Matthies, Here We Come! Jenny Medenwald, Bathe of the Queens- The Hellbound Trilogy #3 Talitha Shipman, Astrid the Astronaut: The astronomically Grand Plan Troy Cummings, Is This Your Class Pet?

Fiction/Poetry

Diana Catt, Death Map Michael Maurer, The Methuselah Gene DJ O’Toole, Tidings: The Absolutely True Story of Christmas Candice Sue Patterson, Saving Mrs. Roosevelt Scott Russell Sanders, Small Marvels: Stories Morgan K. Wyatt (publishing as MK Scott) and Scott Stamm, Late for the Wedding Eric Yancy, Cottonmouth James Alexander Thom, Fire on the Water Dark Rain Thom, Warrior Woman Norman Minnick, The lost Etheridge: Uncollected Poems by Etheridge Knight

History

Steve R. Barnett, Walking in the Founder’s Footsteps: Sigma Gamma Rho in Indianapolis Ray Boomhower, essays from Black History News and Notes David Heighway, The Hidden History Of Hamilton County W.C. Madden, Ghosts of North Central Indiana Ronald May, Our Service, Our Stories, Vol. 3 Stewart Rafert, Miami Indians of Indiana (25th ann. Of publication) Janis Thornton, The 1965 Palm Sunday Tornadoes in Indiana Kevin Tower, Early French Lick West Baden Valley Hotels, Clubs, and Boarding Houses Ken Turchi, Looking Forward, Giving Back Paul Wonnings, Indiana’s Role in the Civil War Linda Gugin and James E. St. Clair, Indiana Court of Appeals William Ringinberg, New History Of Taylor University Danny Gonzalez and  Nicole Martinez, Hoosier Latinos Lisa Hendrickson, Burning the Breeze: Three Generations of Women in the Am. West Kenneth Schoon, Pullman Amy Beers, Indianapolis Beer Stories Joseph Pete, Secret Northwest Indiana

Non-fiction, Sports, Nature

Ellen Munds and Beth Millet, From Stage to Page Dan Canon, Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class Nathanael Pilla and Scott Namestnik, Wildflowers of the Indiana Dunes National Park Julia Whitehead, Breaking Down Vonnegut Carroll (Man) Ritter, Magnificent Trees of Indiana Michael Homoya and Scott Namestnik, Wildflowers of the Midwest Tim Mulherin, Sand, Stars, Wind, & Water: Field Notes from up North Missy Haston and Steve Haston, From Capes to Aprons Sigur Whitaker, Racing with Roger Penske: A History of a Motorsports Legend David Woods, Indiana University Olympians