Press Release:
THE MERRIMACK VALLEY HALLOWEEN BOOK FESTIVAL 2017 will be held on Saturday, October 21st, 2017, from 10am till 4:30pm. Once again, the event will be held at the Haverhill Public Library (Haverhill, MA) and is FREE and open to the public. Sponsored by River City Writers, Andover Bookstore, Haverhill House Publishing, and–of course–Haverhill Public Library.
So…who’s going to be there? We’re expanding a bit this year, adding a number of writers primarily known for their mystery and thriller novels, and our total number of attending authors and artists has passed FIFTY. Among them, we’re thrilled to welcome back Joe Hill. Joe’s new book, Strange Weather, debuts around the country on October 24th…but we’ve made special arrangements with Joe’s publisher and our friends at Andover Bookstore to have Strange Weather make its official debut three days early, at the Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival. Joe will be on hand to sign them, of course.
But I know you want the full list of attendees, so here you go:
- Joe Hill
- Hank Phillippi Ryan
- Sarah Smith
- Gregory Bastianelli
- Matt Bechtel
- Stephen Bissette
- Daniel Braum
- Lisa Bunker
- Dana Cameron
- Glenn Chadbourne
- Jason Ciaramella
- Joseph Citro
- Tom Deady
- Kristin Dearborn
- Rachel Autumn Deering
- Barry Lee Dejasu
- Amber Fallon
- Fiona’s Fright Shoppe
- Dan Foley
- Craig Shaw Gardner
- Christopher Golden
- Scott Goudsward
- Catherine Grant
- Kat Howard
- Christopher Irvin
- Nicholas Kaufmann
- Brian Keene
- Toni L.P. Kelner
- John Langan
- Fred Van Lente
- Bracken MacLeod
- John M. McIlveen
- Hillary Monahan
- James A. Moore
- Holly Newstein
- Errick Nunnally
- Jason Parent
- Philip Perron
- Leigh Perry
- David Price
- Mary SanGiovanni
- Cat Scully
- Rob Smales
- Thomas Sniegoski
- Laurie Faria Stolarz
- Paul Tremblay
- Tony Tremblay
- John Urbancik
- Kenneth Vaughn
- Trisha Wooldridge
- Douglas Wynne
- Rio Youers
Extra fun for Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival.
The brilliant novelist Sarah Smith will be conducting her own version of “Antiques Roadshow” at the event. Bring an antique item or two and for a minimum $1 donation to the library, she’ll evaluate and discuss the items with you. Thanks, Sarah!
And here’s the panel schedule for the day:
- 10:30 — The Dark Border: Fantasy, Folklore, Fairy Tales and Horror – Why it’s magic when they meet.
—–Craig Shaw Gardner, Kat Howard, Hillary Monahan, James A. Moore, Cat Scully (M), Laurie Faria Stolarz - 11:30 — The New England Mystery Tradition — Spooky autumn helps horror, but how much are New England mystery authors inspired by the region and its atmosphere?
—–Dana Cameron, Christopher Irvin (M), Leigh Perry, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Sarah Smith, Thomas E. Sniegoski - 12:30 – Horror in Comics — What makes the medium so well-suited for the weird and supernatural, and what do our panelists think is required reading from then and now?
—–Stephen R. Bissette, Jason Ciaramella (M), Rachel Autumn Deering, Brian Keene, Errick Nunnally, Fred Van Lente - 1:30 — Joe Hill: A Season of Strange Weather – Interviewed by Christopher Golden
- 2:30 – Far North Frights: Horror from above the 42nd parallel Why do so many scary writers love northern New England, from Acadia to the Northern Kingdom?
—–Joseph A. Citro, Tom Deady, Kristin Dearborn, John M. McIlveen, Holly Newstein-Hautala, Douglas Wynne (M) - 3:30 – Our Haunted World: Why Do We Need and Read Horror in Scary Times?
——-Nicholas Kaufmann, John Langan, Bracken MacLeod, Mary Sangiovanni, Paul Tremblay, Rio Youers (M)
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