South Dakota Festival of Book 2011

The Festival Begins in Deadwood, SD! Photo by Toby Brusseau

The Festival Kicks off with Ignite: South Dakota The Festival Kicks off with Ignite: South Dakota! Nine Clouds partner John Meyer at the Roundhouse in Lead Photo by Toby Brusseau

Scott Meyer—North Pole Passion in Norway Scott Meyer—North Pole Passion in Norway! And Nine Clouds partner and John’s brother Photo by Toby Brusseau

Susan Brannan, Festival author, Rapid City Photo by Toby Brusseau

Lead Arts Council Director and organizer of the Great Black Hills Plein Aire paint-out in Deadwood during the festival Photo by Toby Brusseau

Executive Director of the Lead Opera House Photo by Toby Brusseau

Festival author and dancer Larissa Fast Horse, a Pierre native Photo by Toby Brusseau

Thea Miller Ryan, Sioux Falls Outdoor campus director Photo by Toby Brusseau

Steve Binkley, Center for the Book Director & Festival Director Photo by Toby Brusseau

Exhibitor Hall opens at Deadwood Chamber of Commerce Pavilion Photo by Toby Brusseau

Exhibitors’ Hall Photo by Toby Brusseau

Joseph Marshall at the Early Bird Book Signing! Photo by Toby Brusseau

Margaret Coel at the Early Bird Book Signing! Photo by Toby Brusseau

Bruce Junek, Tass Thacker, and Mark St. Pierre Photo by Toby Brusseau

Marilyn Johnson and Craig Johnson (not related) Photo by Toby Brusseau

Janet Shaw, Author of book based on Kaya, a Native American girl Photo by Toby Brusseau

Literary Feast, Martin Mason Hotel Photo by Toby Brusseau

C.J. Box Photo by Toby Brusseau

Steering committee chair and Deadwood Public Library Director Jeanette Chaney-Moodie and her husband enjoy genre fiction writers at the Literary Feast Photo by Toby Brusseau

Craig Johnson Photo by Toby Brusseau

The delights of listening and feasting! Photo by Toby Brusseau

Jim Reese Photo by Toby Brusseau

Rock Garden Tour, LIVE! At the Franklin Emerald Room, Sponsored by SDPB Photo by Toby Brusseau

Festival Getaway Contest Winners with Joseph Marshall III Photo by Toby Brusseau

Keynote, Black Hills Plein Aire Painters Wet Sale, Deadwood Mountain Grand, Photo by Toby Brusseau

Keynote Feed. Pine Ridge High School recipients of One Book SD Tribal HS Giveaway, Sponsored by SDHC, Fishback Financial, and SD Community Foundation Photo by Toby Brusseau

Pine Ridge High School recipients Photo by Toby Brusseau

Keynote Feed Photo by Bob Wilson

Keynote Lecture, Crazy Horse shirt representation, designed for book cover, The Journey of Crazy Horse Photo by Toby Brusseau

JR LaPlante, Secretary of SD Tribal Relations, introduces Joseph Marshall III Photo by Bob Wilson

Keynote audience of 500+ Photo by Toby Brusseau

Joseph Marshall III Photo by Toby Brusseau

Keynote audience and photos provided by Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission Photo by Toby Brusseau

Joseph Marshall III Signing Books Photo by Toby Brusseau

Saturday sessions all over Deadwood Saturday sessions all over Deadwood. Harry Bliss, New Yorker cartoonist and children’s book illustrator, Masonic Temple Photo by Toby Brusseau

Don Montileaux, SD children’s book illustrator Photo by Toby Brusseau

Susan Power Photo by Toby Brusseau

Tass Thacker, Saturday Session Photo by Toby Brusseau

American Girl Tea Party Photo courtesy of Dedi LaRue

Janet Shaw, American Girl Kaya author Photo by Toby Brusseau

Saturday’s crowd at the Masonic Photo by Toby Brusseau

Ian Frazier, New Yorker columnist & bestselling author Photo by Toby Brusseau

Saturday sessions Photo by Toby Brusseau

Sam Kean, Sioux Falls native, The Disappearing Spoon, based on the periodic table Photo by Toby Brusseau

Danielle Sosin, Writers’ Support author from Duluth Photo by Toby Brusseau

John Dufresne, How to write a novel in 6 months! Photo by Toby Brusseau

Board chair Ann McKay Thompson joins Craig Johnson & Marcus Red Thunder, creative consultants for A&E series based on Johnson’s Walt Longmire novels, to wrap things up on Sunday at The Lodge Photo by Toby Brusseau

Craig Johnson, author of Sherriff Walt Longmire novels Photo by Toby Brusseau

SDHC Distinguished Service in the Humanities Awards at the Book Festival! Bernie Hunhoff, Publisher, SD Magazine, Organization Award with Board chair Ann McKay Thompson Photo by Toby Brusseau

Craig Howe, Individual honoree with ED Sherry DeBoer Photo by Toby Brusseau

Deadwood Mayor Francis Toscana, City of Deadwood organization award Photo by Toby Brusseau

Rhonda Feterl, Chair, Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission, organization award Photo by Toby Brusseau

The festival ended with National Book Award winner Pete Dexter and librarian’s groupie Marilyn Johnson exploring the future of books. Photo by Toby Brusseau