BookMania! 2015 on March 7 in Stuart, Florida

STUART, Fla. - Feb. 5, 2015 - PRLog -- Be sure to mark your calendars for BookMania! on Saturday, March 7, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Jensen Beach High School. Now in its 21^st year, the literary festival brings well-known and emerging authors to town for a free community event presented by the Library Foundation of Martin County in conjunction with the Martin County Library System.

Panels are held throughout the day with 30- minute breaks between sessions to allow time for book purchases and author book signings. There will also be a one-hour lunch break and box lunches will be available for purchase. Students from the Treasure Coast Youth Symphony will be playing between author panels.

Barnes and Noble, the official bookseller for the event, will donate a portion of all event book sales to the Library Foundation if buyers mention BookMania! when they make a purchase at the event or at the Jensen Beach store on March 6, 7 and 8.

Online sales are also included for one week, from March 6 to 13.  To participate shop online at and use Bookfair Event ID Number 11494002.

BookMania!  begins at 9 a.m. with introductory remarks.  The first presentation will begin at 9:30 with historical writer Hampton Sides, author of In the Kingdom of Ice.  Beginning at 11 a.m., historical fiction authors will discuss their books. Authors are: Scott Chesire, High as the Horses’ Bridle;  Patrician Harman, The Reluctant Midwife; and Mary Doria Russell, Epitaph: A Novel of the O.K. Corral.

Following lunch, at 1 p.m. there will be four mystery writers talking about their latest releases. Scheduled to appear are: Cara Black, Murder on the Champ De Mars; Lisa Black, Close to the Bone; Laura Lippman, Hush Hush; and Lis Wiehl,  Lethal Beauty.

Barnes and Noble will present three authors from their Discover Great New Writers program. They are: Marie-Helen Bertino,  2 A.M. at the Cat’s Pajamas; Mira Jacob, Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing; andJack Livings, The Dog: Stories.

The final panel of the day will begin at 4 p.m. The Book to Film panel will feature authors whose novels have been made into movies or are in development. They are Joseph Kanon, The Good German and Peter Swanson, The Girl with a Clock for a Heart.

A new Library Foundation fundraising event, A Literary Affair, will be held on Friday, March 6. Sponsorships are available for the event and BookMania!  and will include dinner with the authors and other benefits. For information contact the Library Foundation office at 772-221-1409 or by e-mail at info@LibraryFoundationMC.org.

Another way to support BookMania!  is being offered by the Gafford restaurant in downtown Stuart. From March 3 to 8, when you dine there and mention BookMania!, they will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Library Foundation.