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Where Readers & Authors Meet
Deep Valley
book festival
Celebrating Authors & Books
Beth Dooley has covered the local food scene in the Northern Heartland for thirty years: she writes for the Taste section of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune and appears regularly on KARE 11 (NBC) television and Minnesota Public Radio. She is author of Minnesota's Bounty: The Farmers Market Cookbook and The Perennial Kitchen: Simple Recipes for a Healthy Future, among other many other books.
Beth will judge and present the awards for the Apple Recipe Contest at 3:00 pm on Oct. 5, after which she will present A Writer in the Kitchen: The Art and Craft of Cookbooks at 3:30 pm.
DVBF 2024
9th Edition
Sat., October 5, 2024
Author tables open
10:00 am - 3 pm
Keynote Author @ 3:30 pm
Country Inn & Suites
Conference Center
1900 Premier Drive in Mankato, MN
(click here for directions)
Family Fun!
FREE book for 1st 100 guests
100's of Books of all genres
Book Signings
Past DVBF Keynote Authors Panel
Drawings
Young Writer & Artist Competition Awards
Livestreaming interviews on Facebook
FREE ADMISSION
FREE PARKING
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