Who’s coming to the Great American Book Festival? Meet Author K Hanson

K Hanson is a new author and in the spring of 2017 he launched his debut thriller novel, The Azrael Initiative, which features two young women being thrown into the fight against ISIS. He is also working on Storm Raven, the first book in a new series which will be a YA fantasy with pirates. K lives in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he works as a software developer. In his spare time, when he isn’t writing, he enjoys reading, working-out, playing video games, and spending time with his wonderful girlfriend, Bobbi.

Meet K Hanson
and other authors at
Great American Book Festival
Saturday September 2, 2017
Main Street Square
Rapid City, South Dakota

For Event Schedule & More Information Visit GABfest.info

Who’s coming to the Great American Book Festival? Meet Author Michele Hinton

Michele hails from Kentucky. She’s an indy-author who has several novels, children’s books and poetry/short stories to her credit. The genre she writes in varies. "What ever scratches at the attic-door of my imagination, I let the words spill out on to my word processor," Michele says, and then adds, “My stories and poems are the children of my mind.” Her novels include, The Inheritance, The Sin-Eater’s Daughter and Roxanne & the Dragon Mirror; her children’s books, Princess Courtney and the Magic Suit, Humpty-Dumpty: A Fractured Tale plus more. Check out her website at: www.myseashellbooks.com

Meet Michele Hinton
and other authors at
Great American Book Festival
Saturday September 2, 2017
Main Street Square
Rapid City, South Dakota

For Event Schedule & More Information Visit GABfest.info

Who’s coming to the Great American Book Festival? Meet Author Joanna Jones

Joanna Jones is a recognized author, educator and consultant. Her zest for reading and life made her a remarkable teacher of history, particularly through the children’s literature she authored. Joanna taught in the Southwest before she returned to the Black Hills. She has presented on a variety of literacy topics across the United States as well as in Portugal, Scotland, New Zealand, and China.

Meet Joanna Jones
and other authors at
Great American Book Festival
Saturday September 2, 2017
Main Street Square
Rapid City, South Dakota

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Who’s coming to the Great American Book Festival? Meet Author Dorothy Rosby

Dorothy Rosby is a syndicated humor columnist whose work appears regularly in ten western and midwestern states. She was the 2015 first-place winner in the National Federation of Press Women contest, Humor Column category and a finalist for the 2015 Robert Benchley Award for Humor Writing. She is the author of two humor collections.

Meet Dorothy Rosby
and other authors at
Great American Book Festival
Saturday September 2, 2017
Main Street Square
Rapid City, South Dakota

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Who’s coming to the Great American Book Festival? Meet Author Jan Cerney

After early retirement sixteen years ago from teaching, Jan began writing nonfiction books. Arcadia Publishing has published nine of her Images of America Series concentrating on South Dakota history. Even though she has not tried her hand at quilting for some time, Jan has written two novel series with quilting as the theme paired with mystery and adventure. She collects antique quilts and displays them throughout her home. Jan loves antiques and re-purposing old things! She lives on a ranch near Badlands National Park in South Dakota with her husband Bob. They have three children and six grandchildren


Meet Jan Cerney
and other authors at
Great American Book Festival
Saturday September 2, 2017
Main Street Square
Rapid City, South Dakota

For Event Schedule & More Information Visit GABfest.info

Who’s coming to the Great American Book Festival? Meet Author Nancy Todd Engler

Nancy Todd Engler, as a member of the Board of The City of Presidents, researched the personal lives of the US presidents. Nancy is presently working on her second book about the plight of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, Courage to Create a Nation.

Meet Nancy Todd Engler
and other authors at
Great American Book Festival
Saturday September 2, 2017
Main Street Square
Rapid City, South Dakota

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Who’s coming to the Great American Book Festival? Meet Author Jorie Jertson

Small town mid America. That's me. Except for a few short forays into the exciting world of travel, I've lived my entire life in the Midwest. That is not to say life has been pastoral, quiet, or sweet. Far from it. I don't have to venture any distance at all it seems to find the unusual. The unusual manages to find me regularly. The wonderful world of fiction intrigues me to be sure, and a good read whets my appetite to write stories of my own invention; however, the very meaty material in my personal life's story will keep me busy for some time to come. Untold episodes crowd my mind, struggling to get out.

Meet Jorie Jertson
and other authors at
Great American Book Festival
Saturday September 2, 2017
Main Street Square
Rapid City, South Dakota

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Who’s coming to the Great American Book Festival? Meet Author Christina M Pagés, Ph.D

Christina M Pagés, Ph.D, recipient of the 2017 Eloquent Quill Award, is a native of Kent, England, where she spent her childhood roaming the fields with her three older sisters. Lucy, her main character in Lucy in her Secret Wood, depicts the author's happiness when she was in nature. She won a publication award for her 1st poetry collection Shadow Words, and several poems in her second collection, Remember Not to Forget, were nominated for the Pushcart prize. She was the winner of California Poetry Society's 19th annual contest in 2005. Lucy in her Secret Wood is her first children's novel (August 2016) and has won 5 awards already. Her Lucy 2 -- The Woodland Adventures of Lucy and Will will be published in 2018.

Meet Christina M Pagés, Ph.D
and other authors at
Great American Book Festival
Saturday September 2, 2017
Main Street Square
Rapid City, South Dakota

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Who’s coming to the Great American Book Festival? Meet Author Luke T. Harrington

Luke's writing has appeared in publications such as Cracked, BuzzFeed, Christianity Today, and also the back of a napkin once. In addition to three Literary Classics medals, Luke T. Harrington's debut novel, OPHELIA, ALIVE (A GHOST STORY) also snagged itself an Independent Publisher Book Award for horror.

Luke lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife and two young daughters, where he's a stay-at-home dad, a freelance editor, and basically a pro at Nintendo Switch.

Meet Luke T. Harrington
and other authors at
Great American Book Festival
Saturday September 2, 2017
Main Street Square
Rapid City, South Dakota

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Who’s coming to the Great American Book Festival? Meet Award-Winning Illustrator Nadya Ruvinsky

Nadya Ruvinsky, is the illustrator of the Top Honors award winning book, The Green Children. Living in London, UK, she is a qualified professional with strong illustration, architecture and design experience in the USA, UK and Russia. She gained several awards in both the United States and Russia and is a member of professional societies such as British Institute of Interior Design and Russian Design Association.

Meet Nadya Ruvinsky at
Great American Book Festival
Saturday September 2, 2017
Main Street Square
Rapid City, South Dakota

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Who’s coming to the Great American Book Festival? Meet Author Katy Newton Naas

Katy Newton Naas spends much of her free time chasing her two young boys, three dogs, four cats, and eight ducks. She is blessed to serve as youth leader in her church and teach middle school reading and language arts.

Katy is the author of many books for children and young adults, including Gold Literary Classics International Award-winner, Guardian, and Young Adult Book of the Year Award-winner, Healing Rain.

Meet Katy Newton Naas
and other authors at
Great American Book Festival
Saturday September 2, 2017
Main Street Square
Rapid City, South Dakota

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Who’s coming to the Great American Book Festival? Meet Author BJ Sheldon

Award winning author, BJ Sheldon, lives in the Black Hills of South Dakota with her best friend and husband, Steven, a veteran of the US Army. She is represented by agent, Italia Gandolfo. Her hobbies include cuticle care, fighting off zombies, and traveling through space and time with a mad man in a blue box.

Meet BJ Sheldon
and other authors at
Great American Book Festival
Saturday September 2, 2017
Main Street Square
Rapid City, South Dakota

For Event Schedule & More Information Visit GABfest.info