Bestselling author Mari Mancusi to headline 10th annual Livingston Parish Book Festival.
Known for her storytelling and imaginative worldbuilding, Mancusi is the author of more than 30 science fiction/fantasy books in addition to being an Emmy Award-winning former television news producer.
Mancusi’s bestselling series have been awarded spots on major state reading lists and have been featured selections in Scholastic Book Fairs and clubs.
Mancusi’s catalog includes “New Dragon City” and its upcoming prequel “Dawn of the Dragons”; “Dragon Ops” and its sequel “Dragon Ops: Dragons vs. Robots”; “The Once and Future Geek” and “Geeks and the Holy Grail”, both from “The Camelot Code” series; “Princesses, Inc.”; “Gamer Girl”; and “Golden Girl.”
Mancusi has also written tie-in novels for Disney (such as “Frozen: Polar Nights, Cast into Darkness”; “Frozen: Dangerous Secrets”; and “Sally’s Lament”) as well as Netflix (“The Official Wednesday Cookbook”).
The Livingston Parish Book Festival will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Main Branch, 20390 Iowa St., Livingston.
Hosted by the Livingston Parish Library, the book festival is the library’s biggest single-day event, featuring author discussions, book signings, live music, food, face painting, games, crafts and other family-friendly activities. Visitors are also able to utilize any of the library’s resources.
This year’s book festival will feature a Renaissance theme. There is no cost to attend.
The library will announce its other featured authors and performers for this year’s Livingston Parish Book Festival in the coming weeks. For more information, follow the Library’s social media pages or visit www.mylpl.info/BookFestival.