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Updated: May 23, 2021


I'm excited to be sharing my picture book biography, MAYA LIN: ARCHITECT OF LIGHT AND LINES illustrated by Dow Phumurik, at the Books by the Banks Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Saturday October 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. I'd love it if you stopped by!

The day-long festival, which is free and open to the public, features national, regional, and local authors and illustrators; book signings; panel discussions; and activities for the entire family to enjoy.The 11th annual Books by the Banks Cincinnati Regional Book Festival will take place Saturday, October 28, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Duke Energy Center. Admission is free. Join us!

I'm looking forward to participating in the SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS in Nashville, Tennessee, October 13 - 15th. I'm honored to be on a panel with two amazing authors of children's biography authors, Carole Boston Weatherford and Catherine Reef on Saturday (10/14) at noon. The title of the panel is "It Happened One Life: Biographies for Kids" and it will be held in the NPL Teen Studio. Join us!

The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word is a three-day Festival celebrated each year during the second full weekend of October. It is free and open to the public. No advance registration or tickets are required. All seating is on a first-come basis.

The Festival annually welcomes more than 200 authors from throughout the nation and in every genre for readings, panel discussions and book signings. Book lovers have the opportunity to hear from and meet some of America's foremost writers in fiction, history, mystery, food, biography, travel, poetry and children's literature among others.


What a wonderful experience to be interviewed by Tom Grace, thriller author and architect and father of five (he knows picture books!). Thank you to the host, Dean Karayanis, for the opportunity! Check out the interview: Jeanne Walker Harvey – Maya Lin: Artist – Architect of Light and Lines:

"This week, we introduce children to the woman behind the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C. The book (for young readers ages 4 to 8) is Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines, by San Francisco children’s author Jeanne Walker Harvey. Just how did a college student managed to win the design competition for what’s now the most frequently visited monument in the nation’s capital?"

Where to find Jeanne Walker Harvey books

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