The fall as the Bloomington Book Festival presents five days of  literary events throughout beautiful Bloomington, IN! Gather together with other book lovers, vendors, publishers, booksellers, and your favorite writers in celebration of books and authors.

Schedule Of Events:

All Day Events

11:00am - 5:00pm
Bring the family out for all day for events throughout the Morgenstern Books property! We will have representatives from fellow independent bookstores, a publisher fair, a local author book fair, and activities/representatives from our community partners!

Location: Morgenstern Books Bloomington, IN

11:30pm - 12:00pm - Music Event
Location: Morgenstern Books Bloomington, IN

12:00pm - 1:30pm - Writing Class
World building with C.L. Clark
Location: Morgenstern Books Bloomington, IN

1:30pm - 3:00pm - Writing Class
Alexander Weinstein
Magical Worlds, Imaginative Realities and Invisible Cities
Location: Morgenstern Books Bloomington, IN

3:00pm - 4:30pm - Speculative Fiction Author Panel
C.L. Clark, Alexander Weinstein, Maurice Broadus
Location: Morgenstern Books Bloomington, IN

5:00pm - Keynote Author Event
Michael Koryta in conversation with Richard Chizmar
Location: Morgenstern Books Bloomington, IN

7:00pm - Music Event
Location: Morgenstern Books Bloomington, IN

Tuesday October 29, 2024

6:30pm - AUTHOR EVENT: Vauhini Vara
Location: Indiana Memorial Union · Oak Room Bloomington, IN

Wednesday October 30, 2024

6:30pm - Culture Nights w/Larissa Lai
Ages: 21+
Location: The Bishop Bar Bloomington, IN

Thursday October 31, 2024
6:00pm - 7:30pm - “Life of a Book” Panel

Take a journey through the ‘life of a book’ exploring all phases from creating to putting the finished product in a book lovers hands!

Speakers: David Underwood (Penguin Random House), Dave Torneo (Ledge Mule Press) Charles Brock (Brock Book Design Company), Rachel Lulich (Editor), Colette Feehan (Audio Books)

Location: Monroe County Public Library Bloomington, IN

8:30pm - 11:00pm - Horror Movie Showing
Come join us for this special screening presented by Kd Amond in support of her new movie ‘The Unraveling'.

Location: Morgenstern Books Bloomington, IN

Friday November 1, 2024

6:00pm - 7:00pm - Keynote Author Event - Michael Martone
Venue: The Mill Bloomington, IN

7:30pm - 9:30pm - Keynote Author Event
Ross Gay in conversation with Hanif Abdurraqib

Location: The Mill Bloomington, IN

Saturday November 2, 2024

10:00am - 11:00am - Children’s Hour - Kim Howard
Location: Morgenstern Books Bloomington, IN

Date: October 29 - November 2, 2024

Location: Various Venues in Bloomington, IN

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