Saturday, July 19th: Fiction: Michael Orford reads from his new children's book, How Ice Cream Saved Missoula. 11 am.

One Book.  Thirty Six Stories.

Prepare yourself for a wild ride through Missoula, Montana. Create your own experience in this adventure book that places you in the driver's seat or rather the bicycle seat. You will encounter friends and enemies, bullies and trolls, local wildlife and more. With your good friend Sam at your side and a triple scoop from the Big Dipper, your summer adventure is just beginning. One book, 36 endings. Only you can choose the path you take. Can you help ice cream save Missoula?

Michael Orford was raised in Missoula, MT. He lives here with his wife, Rebecca, and their snoring cat, Veruca Salt, who constantly steals his pillow. He hopes to continue eating as much ice cream as his wife will let him. Every day on his bike he finds new adventures in Missoula and hopes that you will join in and find your own adventures.