Thousands of people attend the annual South Dakota Festival of Books, a weekend-long event that features well-known authors participating in book signings, presentations, panel discussions, readings and special events. The Festival of Books (http://sdbookfestival.com) has become a premier literary event in the Midwest region, featuring many popular authors, including Tim O'Brien, Philip Deloria, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, J. Ryan Stradal, William Kent Krueger, Heather Gudenhauf, Gene Luen Yang, Geneive Abdo and many more. The Festival provides readers with a chance to meet their favorite authors face-to-face.