south dakota festival of book 2011. the festival begins in deadwood, sd! photo by toby brusseau

South Dakota Festival of Book 2011

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

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

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

Susan Brannan, Festival author, Rapid CityPhoto by Toby Brusseau

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

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Executive Director of the Lead Opera HousePhoto by Toby Brusseau

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

Thea Miller Ryan, Sioux Falls Outdoor campus directorPhoto by Toby Brusseau

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

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

Exhibitors’ HallPhoto 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. PierrePhoto 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 girlPhoto by Toby Brusseau

Literary Feast, Martin Mason HotelPhoto by Toby Brusseau

C.J. BoxPhoto 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

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Craig JohnsonPhoto by Toby Brusseau

The delights of listening and feasting!Photo by Toby Brusseau

Jim ReesePhoto by Toby Brusseau

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

Festival Getaway Contest Winners with Joseph Marshall III

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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

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Pine Ridge High School recipientsPhoto by Toby Brusseau

Keynote FeedPhoto by Bob Wilson

Keynote Lecture, Crazy Horse shirt representation, designed for book cover, The Journey of Crazy Horse

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

Keynote audience of 500+Photo by Toby Brusseau

Joseph Marshall IIIPhoto by Toby Brusseau

Keynote audience and photos provided by Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission

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Joseph Marshall III Signing BooksPhoto by Toby Brusseau

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 illustratorPhoto by Toby Brusseau

Susan PowerPhoto by Toby Brusseau

Tass Thacker, Saturday SessionPhoto by Toby Brusseau

American Girl Tea PartyPhoto courtesy of Dedi LaRue

Janet Shaw, American Girl Kaya authorPhoto by Toby Brusseau

Saturday’s crowd at the MasonicPhoto by Toby Brusseau

Ian Frazier, New Yorker columnist & bestselling authorPhoto by Toby Brusseau

Saturday sessionsPhoto by Toby Brusseau

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

Danielle Sosin, Writers’ Support author from DuluthPhoto 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

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Craig Johnson, author of Sherriff Walt Longmire novelsPhoto 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 ThompsonPhoto by Toby Brusseau

Craig Howe, Individual honoree with ED Sherry DeBoerPhoto by Toby Brusseau

Deadwood Mayor Francis Toscana, City of Deadwood organization awardPhoto by Toby Brusseau

Rhonda Feterl, Chair, Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission, organization awardPhoto 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