It is with great sadness that we must announce that the 2010 Louisiana Book Festival is cancelled. We are optimistic, however, that this nationally recognized event will return once the state's economic situation improves.

"I don't know what's in the drinking water down there,
but the people associated with the Louisiana Book Festival
- organizers and attendees - might be the nicest folks in America.
I do know what's in the air enveloping Baton Rouge:
muffuletta, jambalaya, étouffee, crawfish poor boy, gumbo.
Between the literature and food and camaraderie, it's not easy leaving."
- George Singleton, author


The Louisiana Book Festival by Lorraine Gendron
Character based on The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales,
text 1992 by John Scieszke. Original Illustration ©1992 by Lane Smith.
Used by permission of Viking Penguin, A Division of Penguin Young Reader Group. All rights reserved.

7th Annual
Louisiana Book Festival

Held on Saturday, October 17, 2009
10 AM - 5:30 PM

At 6:00 PM the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra presented a sunset performance of “The Sound of Books”

At the State Library of Louisiana, Louisiana State Capitol, Louisiana State Museum and Nearby Locations

The Louisiana Center for the Book, State Library of Louisiana, proudly presented the seventh annual Louisiana Book Festival, Louisiana's FREE, world-class literary celebration. Offering unique opportunities for booklovers of all ages to interact with more than 190 exceptional writers, poets and storytellers and enjoy an inspiring variety of book-related activities, exhibitions and demonstrations.

Food, Music, Exhibitors, Crafts too!

SPECIAL EVENTS!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Writing WordShops
The Authors Party!

In the heart of Baton Rouge at the State Library of Louisiana, Louisiana State Capitol, Louisiana State Museum and in nearby locations.