Bookworms come out in the rain: Scenes from the 2016 Morristown book fest

Overflow crowd cranes for peek at 'Goosebumps' author R.L. Stine, at 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Overflow crowd cranes for peek at 'Goosebumps' author R.L. Stine, at 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
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Sebastian Junger and Lance Gould at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Sebastian Junger and Lance Gould at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

We know it was all about words. But pictures and videos say a lot about the third annual Morristown Festival of Books, too.

Here’s a video playlist of highlights; scroll through them using guide below.

  1. Sebastian Junger: ‘Contempt is poison to a democracy.’
  2. R.L. Stine gives kids Goosebumps in Morristown
  3. Amy Ellis Nutt: ‘Familiarity breeds acceptance’
  4. Mary Higgins Clark: Turn headlines into best-sellers
  5. Mary Higgins Clark & Karin Slaughter on the Clintons
  6. Andrea Mays: Why Shakespeare is No. 1
  7. Andrea Mays: What the heck is a First Folio?
  8. Stacy Schiff answers a burning question about Salem witches
  9. Stacy Schiff: Why the Salem witch trials still haunt us

 

Slideshow photos by Kevin Coughlin, Leslie Raff and Linda Stamato

Moderator Jan Ellen Lewis and Stacy Schiff, author of 'The Witches, Salem, 1692,' field a question. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Author Andrea Mays, Bonnie J. Monte of the Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, and Morris Tourism Director Leslie Bensley marvel at library mezzanine crowd for Shakespeare talk. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
SUCCESS IS NO MYSTERY to authors Mary Higgins Clark and Karin Slaughter. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Fans pack St. Peter's to hear authors Mary Higgins Clark and Karin Slaughter. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Moderator Allyson Hobbs with Colson Whitehead, author of 'The Underground Railroad.' Photo by Linda Stamato
Authors Amy Ellis Nutt and Imbolo Mbue at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Pulitzer Prize winner Gilbert Gaul tackled college football. Photo by Linda Stamato
Overflow crowd cranes for peek at 'Goosebumps' author R.L. Stine, at 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
'Goosebumps' fans Yazmin Beita, 10, and her mom, Karen Herrera, of Dover. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Morristown 4th graders Emma Vanderhof, Madelyn Vizzini and Kai Cumberbatch at 'Goosebumps' at Kidfest book signing. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
'Stella Batts' author Courtney Sheinmel quit her law career to write kids books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
'Goosebumps' author R.L. Stein packs 'em in at the Presbyterian Church for the 2016 Morristown book fest. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
morristown festival of books 2016, photo by leslie raff, at st. peter's, oct. 1, 2016
Author Sebastian Junger addresses the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Sebastian Junger and Lance Gould at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
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Getting Goosebumps at the third annual Morristown Festival of Books
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Slideshow photos of Friday keynote, by Kevin Coughlin

Lance Gould of the Huffington Post moderates keynote at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Sebastian Junger and moderator Lance Gould at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Lance Gould of the Huffington Post with Chris Daggett, CEO of the Dodge Foundation, at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Festival board member Alice Lloyd is flanked by sponsors Tyrel Holston and Lesley Draper of Regent Atlantic, at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Mary Blanchard and Molly Servais at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Author Jeff Campbell and his  son Jackson, at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Festival volunteers Deanna Quinones and Kristin Elliott at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Lance Gould and Cary Lloyd at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Penny Jones at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Penny Jones, Jean Morris, Nitsa Weld, Jay Hellstrom and Tom Jones at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
MPAC volunteers Betty Ann Lee and Patty Mann at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Ruth and Hans Dekker, of the Community Foundation of NJ, with Greg and Wendy Supron, at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Marcie Yarnis and Donna Brandt at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Author Sebastian Junger talks with a fan at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Festival board members Karen Gruenberg and Heather Alexander at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Linda Hellstrom, founder of the Morristown Festival of Books, welcomes 2016 guests. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Sebastian Junger and Lance Gould at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Author Sebastian Junger addresses the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
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‘Contempt is poison to democracy,’ Sebastian Junger tells Morristown book fest
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MORE FROM THE 2016 MORRISTOWN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS

FIRST BOOK FEST for Annika Hasegawa, age 7 months, at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
FIRST BOOK FEST for Annika Hasegawa, age 7 months, at the 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Overflow crowd cranes for peek at 'Goosebumps' author R.L. Stine, at 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Overflow crowd cranes for peek at ‘Goosebumps’ author R.L. Stine, at 2016 Morristown Festival of Books. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

1 COMMENT

  1. What a privilege to have Colson Whitehead at the Festival of Books with his incredible and most timely book, “The Underground Railroad.” Allyson Hobbs’s perfect interview really made it special. Her book, “A Chosen Exile,” is outstanding. Hats off to this accomplished hometown girl.
    Can’t wait to see what the Festival of Books has in store for us next year!

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