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More Than 70 Authors Taking Part In Arkansas Literary Festival

Hear KUAR's interview with Arkansas Literary Festival Coordinator Brad Mooy.

The 2018 Arkansas Literary Festival is taking place this weekend in Little Rock. More than 70 authors, performers and filmmakers are participating, including Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award winners.

Events got underway Thursday with a performance by “queen of rockabilly” Wanda Jackson at the Central Arkansas Library System’s Ron Robinson Theater. Speaking Saturday night is bestselling author Sebastian Junger. You can find a full listening of events here.

Festival Coordinator Brad Mooy joined KUAR’s Michael Hibblen to discuss the broad range of the events taking place through Sunday. You can hear the interview above.

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As News Director, Michael Hibblen oversees daily news coverage for KUAR. He handles assignments for the news staff, helps develop story ideas and edits copy. Michael isresponsible for starting a news-sharing partnership between public radio stations in Arkansas in 2009 which laid the foundation for what became Arkansas Public Media. He is also a regular panelist and fill-in host on AETN's Arkansas Week, where journalists discuss issues in the news.