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History Book Festival stacks up to be a success
Blanche Wiesen Cook opened the History Book Festival at the Friday night keynote speech. Joining her onstage was interviewer Paul Sparrow, director of the Roosevelt Presidential Library. DENY HOWETH PHOTOS
October 5, 2018
Standing-room-only and packed rooms were the norm as the second annual History Book Festival held in Lewes Sept. 28-29 declared over 1,800 attendees. More than 100 volunteers made it possible for 23 authors to give presentations in five locations in town. More than 1,000 books were sold during the two-day event. The keynote speaker, author of the Eleanor Roosevelt series, Blanche Wiesen Cook, spoke to a sold-out crowd at Bethel UMC. Joining her onstage was interviewer Paul Sparrow, director of the Roosevelt Presidential Library. The David Cieri Band opened the evening with original compositions performed for the PBS Ken Burns documentary on the Roosevelts.
Blanche Wiesen Cook opened the History Book Festival at the Friday night keynote speech. Joining her onstage was interviewer Paul Sparrow, director of the Roosevelt Presidential Library. DENY HOWETH PHOTOS
The David Cieri Band opened the evening with original compositions.
A sold-out crowd fills Bethel UMC where Blanche Wiesen Cook was interviewed by Paul Sparrow, director of the Roosevelt Presidential Library.
Blanche Wiesen Cook and Paul Sparrow are flanked by co-founders of the History Book Festival Ron Collins, left, and Jen Mason, right.
Paul Sparrow, director of the Roosevelt Presidential Library, interviews author Blanche Wiesen Cook.
Eleanor Herman poses outside the jail cell on display at the Lewes History Museum.
Composer David Cieri performs onstage during the keynote event.
Keynote speaker Blanche Wiesen Cook flashes a peace sign after signing books.
Author of “Tinderbox,” Robert Fieseler, stirs the crowd with his account of the upstairs lounge fire and the rise of gay liberation.
Kerri Maher, author of “The Kennedy Debutante,” signs books.
Author Ilona Holland, author of “The Lost Locket of Lewes,” reads to children at the library.
“Lighting the Fires of Freedom” at the Lewes Public Library is author Janet Dewart Bell, who opened with a song.
William Oldfield, left, and Victoria Bruce discuss the true story of America’s 156th Post Office Inspector who brought to justice an organized crime ring.
In a period dress, Eleanor Herman read excerpts from “The Royal Art of Poison” to a packed house at the Lewes History Museum
Eleanor Herman and her book “The Royal Art of Poison.”
Bob Drury signs copies of “Valley Forge.”
