Staff Contributor:
Jamie A. Swenson, author and HPL Book Fest Committee
Readers and writers rejoice! HPL’s Book Fest is back – and it’s bigger and better than ever:
We have two days of workshops!
We have a whole week literary-themed events, including author meet-and-greets, at downtown businesses!
We have favorite, returning rockstar authors AND knock-your-socks-off new voices!
We have two different publishing houses represented!
We have a Local Author Book Fair at the Janesville Farmers Market!
We have a Book Fest reception!
Whew. And on top of all of that, it’s FREE to the public.
Take a minute and check out our fantastic line up. As always, we encourage everyone to register in advance for workshops that interest them, as space is limited.
So, whether you’ve been writing for years or you’ve just started dreaming of creating stories readers will love, take a chance on yourself and join us. We can’t wait to read the books that result.
[Photo: Maggie Ginsberg (on the floor), author of Still Here, and the HPL Book Fest Committee. Maggie will be back for 2026 to share more stories and tips!]