2025 Holiday Author Fair

Are you ready for the Indiana Historical Society’s favorite book event of the year? The annual Holiday Author Fair is just the place to find the perfect read for you — or someone who needs a gift!

This year, Author Fair attendees can mix and mingle with more than 60 authors of books about everything from sports and biographies to fiction, children’s books and politics, along with — of course — a lot of Indiana history.

The event is included with general admission. As always, IHS members will receive free admission and 10% off their entire Basile History Market purchase. Guests are encouraged to purchase/reserve their admission tickets in advance in case capacity restrictions become necessary. Admission includes IHS’s Festival of Trees.

Check out the featured books here.

Educator Lounge
Educators are invited to stop by the Educator Lounge, located on the 4th floor, while visiting the Author Fair. Inside the lounge, educators will find resources for the classroom and will have the opportunity to speak with museum educators about incorporating museum resources, National History Day in Indiana, and IHS press books into their classroom teaching. The lounge will be open Noon – 4 p.m.

Scheduled Authors*

Biography
A’Lelia Bundles
Edeltraud Seidel Evans
Melissa Fraterrigo
Aaron Gilbert
Aleta Hodge
Former Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb (from Noon to 2 p.m. only)
Graham Honaker and Alex Kor
E. Dolores Johnson
Jeff Darren Muse
Jennifer Huston Schaeffer
Amanda Uhle
Paul Wonnings

Children’s/Young Adult
Adriane Doherty
Jannean Hedgespeth
Kimberly Hoffman
Joey Lax-Salinas
Linda Mansfield under penn name Emma Gallagher
Ryan Mendenhall
Michele Wood

Fiction
Kristy Cambron
John Cardwell
Elizabeth Hansen
J. Michael Iddins
Michael Koryta (from Noon-2 p.m. only)
Sarah Ladd
Candice Sue Patterson
Crystal Rhodes and Lillie Evans
Barbara Shoup
Randy Wisehart
John Cardwell
Norbert Krapf
Ronda Wells

History
Robert Blaemire
Ray Boomhower
Ryan Cole
Scott Ellsworth
James (Jim) Glass
Zola Lamothe
Jason Lantzer
Joseph Pete
Steven J. Schmidt and Danita Davis
JoAnne Spiller
Janis Thornton
Jamie Ward

Non-fiction
Chris Edwards
Diana J. Ensign
Aine Cain and Kevin Greenlee
Freddie Kelvin
Katy Mann
Marsha Williamson Mohr
Carrie Steinweg
Elise Tegegne
Morgan K. Wyatt (publishing as MK Scott) with Scott Stamm

Sports
Lew Freedman
Chris Jensen
Randy Mills and Roxanne Mills
Paul Page
Darrel Radford
Patrick J. Stewart and W.C. Madden
John Oreovicz
David Woods

*Subject to change