Attention all Evanston book lovers! The 2018 Evanston Literary Festival Book Fair is a showcase for local authors, presses, and literary organizations. The book fair is a great chance to celebrate Evanston’s talented and diverse literary community and buy some books directly from authors and publishers. Participating vendors include:

Presses

• Brown and Proud Press
• Gibson House Press
• Highlights of Chicago Press
• Lark Sparrow Press
• Northwestern University Press
• Path Press
• Tortoise Books

Publications and Literary Organizations

• Chicago Publishers Resource Center
• Chicago Quarterly Review
• Evanston Magazine
• Hypertext Magazine & Studio
• Off Campus Writers Workshop
• RHINO Poetry
• Shorefront Legacy Center
• Variant

Authors

• Steve Bellinger
• Thomas Benz
• Dina Elenbogen
• Linda Gartz
• Tiffany Gholar
• Carrie Goldman
• Susan Gundlach & Lea Basile-Lazarus
• Libby Fischer Hellmann
• Tim Jackson
• Allan Johnston
• G.W. Kennedy
• Laurie Lawlor
• Jane Mersky Leder
• Lisa Maggiore
• Faisal Mohyuddin
• Mary Elise Monsell
• John Paterson
• Keiler Roberts
• Jay Ryan
• J.R. Summers
• Don Terras
• Stephen Vick
• Patti Waldmeir
• Michele Weldon
• Joyce Burns Zeiss

This event is free and open to the public, and features free refreshments.