John Hacker, Joplin tornado books to be featured at Mt. Vernon literary festival

John Hacker will be promoting our books, Spirit of Hope: The Year After the Joplin Tornado and 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado at the Not So Square Arts and Literary Festival Saturday, September 8, at the Mt. Vernon Arts and Recreation Center, 822 W. Mt. Vernon Blvd.

Hacker will be located at a booth in the building from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will be the featured speaker in the auditorium from 2 to 3 p.m.

The schedule of presenting authors is listed below:

10:00-11:00-Laura Valenti

11:00-12:00-Penny Robichaux-Koonts

12:00-1:00 Joyce Godwin Grubbs (Keynote Speaker)

1:00-2:00-Kitty Sutton

2:00-3:00-John Hacker