501-918-3025
calsfoundation@cals.org
calsfoundation@cals.org
2025 Presenters
Regina Black
August Lane
William Boyle
Saint of the Narrows Street
Kevin Brockmeier
The Ghost Variations: One Hundred Stories
Dr. Karida Brown
The Battle for the Black Mind
A’Lelia Bundles
Joy Goddess
Viktoria Capek
Dear Reader: An Immersive Literary Journey Through Taylor Swift’s Lyrics
Eli Cranor
Mississippi Blue 42
Dr. Jehanne Dubrow
Civilians
Susie Dumond
Bed and Breakup
Peter Dunlap-Shohl
My Degeneration: A Journey Through Parkinson’s
Dr. Samantha Edmonds
A Preponderance of Starry Beings
Dr. Eve L. Ewing
Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism
Dr. Buckley T. Foster
So Great Was the Slaughter: Market Hunters, Sportsmen, and Wildlife Conservation in Arkansas
Jasmin Graham
Sharks Don’t Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist
Alex Grecian
Rose of Jericho
Carolyn Guinzio
A Vertigo Book
Jennifer Haigh
Rabbit Moon
Gardiner Harris
No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson
Maria Hoskins
Down Home in Arkansas: A Family Reunion Story
Jared Lemus
Guatemalan Rhapsody
Lincoln Michel
Metallic Realms
Linsey Miller
That Devil, Ambition
Annabel Monaghan
It’s A Love Story
Jennifer A. O’Brien
Care Boss: Leadership Strategies & Resources for Family Caregivers
Liz Pelly
Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Happy Land
Dr. Adolph L. Reed Jr.
The South: Jim Crow and Its Afterlives
Sonora Reyes
The Broposal
Phillip Ashley Rix
For the Love of Chocolate: 80 At-Home Recipes from a Master Chocolatier’s Imagination
Kat Robinson
The Arkansas Barbecue Traveler: A Roadside Companion for Hungry Wanderers
Louis Sachar
The Magician of Tiger Castle
Ginny Myers Sain
When the Bones Sing
Lucas Schaefer
The Slip
Dr. Vaughn Scribner
Under Alien Skies
Katherine Stewart
Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy
Maggie Stiefvater
The Listeners
Wright Thompson
The Barn
Milo Todd
The Lilac People
Juanita Tolliver
A More Perfect Party: The Night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics
Shelby Van Pelt
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Dr. Alex Vernon
Peace Is a Shy Thing: The Life and Art of Tim O’Brien
Neena Viel
Listen to Your Sister
John Warner
More Than Words
Rhona Weaver
A Just Cause
Seth Wickersham
American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback
Shannon Wright
Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes & Twins
Dr. Carly Anne York
The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog: And Other Serious Discoveries of Silly Science
Maria Zoccola
Helen of Troy, 1993
2025 Sponsors
Broadway Bridge
Partners
Main Street Bridge
Rock Island Bridge
Junction Bridge
Baring Cross Bridge
I-30 Bridge
An Evening with Shelby Van Pelt Host Committee
Support for the Six Bridges Book Festival is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. The Central Arkansas Library System gratefully acknowledges the support of the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau; the Darragh Foundation; the Rebsamen Fund; and the many other donors and partners who make this festival possible. The Junior League of Little Rock is a partner for the Little Readers Rock events.