Behind the Book Festival

The Kingsport Public Library is hosting a Behind the Book festival next month, featuring more than 50 local and regional authors.
The festival will take place on the first floor of the Fort Henry Mall on July 19 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tables will stretch from the library’s mall location down the hall towards the movie theater.
More than 50 authors have signed up to participate in the festival and will be on hand selling and signing their books. The authors will also be participating in discussion panels throughout the day outside the library storefront and several children’s authors will be reading their books to visiting children outside of Belk’s.
“We’ve hosted Behind the Book events over the past several years, but those have only highlighted one author or illustrator at a time,” said Interim Library Manager Stephanie Griffin. “With this festival, we’ll be able to highlight dozens of local and region authors and showcase their amazing works.”
The festival is sponsored by the Friends of the Kingsport Public Library. For more information about the event, visit https://www.facebook.com/share/1BxzwhqryM/
About Kingsport Public Library
The Kingsport Public Library, founded in 1921 as the Kingsport Book Club, has been a part of the City of Kingsport since 1929. In 1961, the library moved to its current Broad Street location. Today it serves the residents of Kingsport by providing access to a variety of materials and services to support their informational, educational, and recreational needs. For more information, please visit www.kingsportlibrary.org.
About the City of Kingsport
Founded in 1917, the City of Kingsport (pop. 55,400) is located on the Tennessee-Virginia border at the crossroads of I-81 and I-26 near the geographic center of the eastern United States. The city is widely known as a planned community, designed by renowned city planner John Nolen and wrapping around the foot of Bays Mountain – a 3,750-acre park, nature preserve, planetarium and observatory. Kingsport is recognized as an International Safe Community by the National Safety Council, a Healthier Tennessee community, and won the 2009 Harvard Innovations in American Government Award for its higher education initiatives. While many city names are duplicated throughout the U.S., there’s only one Kingsport – a fact that invokes community pride, known locally as the “Kingsport Spirit.” For more information, please visit www.kingsporttn.gov.