Montana Book Festival 2019

Jeremy N. Smith is the author of three acclaimed non-fiction books: Growing a Garden City, Epic Measures, and, most recently, Breaking and Entering, the extraordinary true story of a female hacker called “Alien” and the birth of our age of information insecurity. A graduate of... Read More →

Sheri Boggs is the Youth Collection Development Librarian for the Spokane County Library District. She's worked as a bookseller, librarian, editor and writer. Currently she lives in Spokane with her librarian husband and two rescue dogs.

Sarah Aswell is a writer and stand-up comedian who holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Montana. Her work has appeared in places like The New Yorker, Forbes, USA Today, Vulture, McSweeney's, National Lampoon, and MAD Magazine. She was voted Best Writer in Missoula... Read More →

Tiffany Midge is a citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and was raised in the Pacific Northwest. She is a former humor columnist for Indian Country Today and teaches multi-genre humor writing that elevates awareness of social justice issues. Her McSweeney's article "An Open Letter... Read More →

Mara is now a full time Fact and Fiction Bookseller. She received her BA in English Literature and Creative Writing from Purdue University and found her home Missoula in 2002 while pursuing post-graduate studies at The University of Montana. She loves giving (and receiving) book recommendations... Read More →