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BOOKS ACROSS AMERICA
in a new documentary ...
a writer travels to 50 states, reads 50 books, and interviews 50 authors ... all in 50 days
Bring the film to your city!
Books Across America will screen at libraries, bookstores, and art centers nationwide, starting in the spring of 2024. Screenings will include:
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a 90-minute documentary on the state of reading in America
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on-screen features from bestselling authors such as James Patterson, Joyce Carol Oates, Walter Mosley, Ann Patchett, Hanif Abdurraqib, and more
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a live/virtual Q&A with the director
Participating Authors
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12
Day 13
Day 14
Day 15
Day 16
Day 17
Day 18
Day 19
Day 20
Day 21
Day 22
Day 23
Day 24
Day 25
Ernestine Hayes
Kristin Hannah
Brent Weeks
Patricia Marcantonio
James Lee Burke
C.J. Box
Thomas Isern
Kawai Strong Washburn
M.K. Coker
Cindy Kirk
Laura Moriarty
Adib Khorram
Kaveh Akbar
Beth Nguyen
Veronica Roth
Ross Gay
Peter Ho Davies
Hanif Abdurraqib
_ GennaRose Nethercott
Lisa Gardner
Michael Koryta
Ken Liu
Marie Force
Wally Lamb
Walter Mosley
Alaska
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
North Dakota Minnesota
South Dakota Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Vermont
New Hampshire Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island Connecticut
New York
Day 26
Day 27
Day 28
Day 29
Day 30
Day 31
Day 32
Day 33
Day 34
Day 35
Day 36
Day 37
Day 38
Day 39
Day 40
Day 41
Day 42
Day 43
Day 44
Day 45
Day 46
Day 47
Day 48
Day 49
Day 50
Joyce Carol Oates
Carmen Maria Machado
JoAnn Balingit
Clint Smith
David Baldacci
Jennifer L. Armentrout
Silas House
Ann Patchett
Tayari Jones
Sarah Addison Allen
Faith Hunter
James Patterson
Lila Quintero Weaver
Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Michael Farris Smith
Ayana Gray
Justin Cronin
Oscar Hokeah
Andrea Gibson
Brandon Sanderson
Lorena Hughes
Isabella Maldonado
Robyn Carr
Leigh Bardugo
Chris McKinney
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
California
Hawaii
From the book film guy
Maker of "The Bookstour"
And "Story Road"
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a public television documentary about indie bookstores
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an official selection at the Brooklyn, Miami, Portland, Louisiana, and Brattleboro Book Festivals
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a public television documentary about the path of the modern writer
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featuring interviews with Andy Weir, Hugh Howey, Nnedi Okorafor, and Christopher Paolini
