Heartland Book Festival

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Heartland Book Festival

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Welcome to Kansas City’s premiere literary event.

For the second year, the Kansas City Public Library, Missouri Humanities, and the Missouri Center for the Book are proud to present the Heartland Book Festival.

We are thrilled that you’ve joined us to celebrate the people and ideas that shape not only the books you love but society itself. By connecting with each other and our visiting authors, you strengthen the fiber of the community at a time when such strength is critical.

This year’s festival offers a range of exciting activities for all ages. Discover panel discussions, presentations, vendors, and other activities throughout the building, and learn what else the Library has to offer year-round.

Festival highlights include:

• #1 New York Times bestselling author Stacey Abrams speaks to PBS’ resident librarian and TikTok star Mychal Threets about the importance of libraries; she also hosts a special storytime for kids with her newest children’s book, Stacey Speaks Up.

• Style reporter Sarah Chapelle, creator of the popular Instagram account @taylorswiftstyled, discusses her new book Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras.

• Former Hallmark artist Pedro Martín talks to kids about his Newbery award-winning graphic memoir Mexikid. Later in the day, he leads a cartoon and zine workshop for all ages.

For more information, and to reserve free tickets for each event, go to www.heartlandbookfest.org.