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Six Bridges Book Festival

Kevin Brockmeier

2024-09-23 17:30:00 2024-09-23 18:30:00 America/Chicago Six Bridges Book Festival Kevin Brockmeier, an award-winning novelist and short-story writer who has been called one of America's best practitioners of fabulist fiction, has participated in the Six Bridges Book Festival each year since its inception. Ron Robinson Theater -

Monday, September 23
5:30pm - 6:30pm

Kevin Brockmeier, an award-winning novelist and short-story writer who has been called one of America's best practitioners of fabulist fiction, has participated in the Six Bridges Book Festival each year since its inception.


2024 marks the twenty-first Six Bridges Book Festival and also Kevin Brockmeier's twenty-first appearance on the roster. This year, he will be reading an essay about animals and literature from a collection of essays-in-progress, then chatting, taking questions, and signing books. Brockmeier's most recent book is The Ghost Variations: One Hundred Stories, a collection of very short flash fiction pieces addressing themes of souls, haunting, ghostliness, and the afterlife.

Moderator: Steve Straessle

AGE GROUP: | Teens ages 12-19 | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Literature & Language |

Ron Robinson Theater

Phone: 501.320.5715

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Little Rock, AR 72201
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The Ron Robinson Theater is a 315-seat multi-purpose event venue. Part of the Central Arkansas Library System’s (CALS) Main Library campus, it is designed to provide programs for all ages including films, music performances, plays, readings, lectures, speakers, and children’s activities. The theater is equipped with a state-of-the-art DCI-compliant Barco digital cinema projection system and 32′ wide retractable screen; and, a versatile sound system capable of Dolby 5.1 surround audio for movies, with a CL3 digital mixing console with ample inputs for traditional music concerts.

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Thu, Sep 10, 6:20pm - 8:30pm
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Fri, Sep 11, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
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Tue, Sep 15, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
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Wed, Sep 16, 11:00am - 1:00pm
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Thu, Sep 24, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
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Tue, Sep 29, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Six Bridges Book Festival presents Chris Jennings (End of Days). Moderated by Benjamin Hardy.

Tue, Sep 29, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Six Bridges Book Festival presents Nathan Harris (Amity). Moderated by Frederick McKindra.

Wed, Sep 30, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Six Bridges Book Festival presents Andrew Porter (The Imagined Life). Moderated by Jeff Condran.

Wed, Sep 30, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Six Bridges Book Festival presents Deesha Philyaw (True Confessions of First Lady Freeman). Moderated by Jessica McDaniel.

Thu, Oct 01, 9:00am - 10:00am
Six Bridges Book Festival presents Governor Andy Beshear (Go and Do Likewise: How We Heal a Broken Country). Moderated by Coach John Calipari.

Thu, Oct 01, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Six Bridges Book Festival presents Beronda Montgomery (When Trees Testify) and David Haskell (How Flowers Made Our World). Moderated by Karama Neal.

Sat, Oct 03, 10:00am - 11:00am
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Sat, Oct 03, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Six Bridges Book Festival presents Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney (The Lake Effect),Judy Batalion (The Last Woman of Warsaw), and Tolani Akinola (Leave Your Mess at Home). Moderated by Rebekah Lewis.

Sat, Oct 03, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Six Bridges Book Festival presents James McCommons (Feather Wars) and Ragan Sutterfield (Watch and Wonder: Birding as a Spiritual Practice).

Sat, Oct 03, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Six Bridges Book Festival presents Ayana Gray (Hawk and Sparrow) and Alix Harrow (The Everlasting). Moderated by Danielle Afsordeh.

Sat, Oct 03, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Six Bridges Book Festival presents Jordan Harper (A Violent Masterpiece) and S.A. Cosby (King of Ashes). Moderated by Eli Cranor.

Sat, Oct 03, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Six Bridges Book Festival presents Christina Lauren (The Romance Revival). Moderated by Regina Black.

Sun, Oct 04, 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Spend an unforgettable evening with Ariel Lawhon, visiting Little Rock while on book tour for her forthcoming novel The Pirate Queen, which will be published on September 8, 2026.Register