Celebrating an Unmatched Literary Ecosystem with Eric Lorberer and Kelly Everding

In this episode, we sit down with Eric Lorberer (Executive Director of Rain Taxi and Director of the Twin Cities Book Festival) and Kelly Everding (Art Director and Business Manager) to celebrate the upcoming 26th annual Twin Cities Book Festival.  Tune in as we discuss what makes this event and this community so rich with literary activity. We discuss the rich history and evolution of the festival's venues, championing indie and esthetically adventurous literature, navigating the festival for the first time, and what special surprises are in store at this year's event.  Plus, we share announcements for upcoming community events, and close out with a seasonal poetry reading of Dan Lechay's "Ghost Villanelle". Boo! Show Notes & Links HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS Twin Cities Book Festival (Nov 7): https://twincitiesbookfestival.com/ Twin Cities Literary Calendar: https://raintaxi.com/calendar/twin-cities-literary-calendar/ Patricia Smith Live: Reading & Conversation in Support of the Loft (Nov 7): https://loft.org/events/patricia-smith-live-reading-conversation-support-loft Patricia Smith Book Club (Oct 28): https://loft-lit.circle.so/c/sessions/patricia-smith-book-club BOOKS TO PURCHASE The Intentions of Thunder by Patricia Smith: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Intentions-of-Thunder/Patricia-Smith/9781668055731 POEM Ghost Villanelle read with permission. Originally published in “The Quarry,” Ohio University Press, 2003, by Dan Lechay: https://www.ohioswallow.com/9780821415344/the-quarry/ Send us a voice note about the podcast Support the Loft Support Our Community: Become a Friend of the Loft: https://loft.org/join-support Join the Loft's free Digital Community, the Loft Writing Network: https://loft-lit.circle.so/Loft-Writing-Network