Montgomery County Book Festival scheduled for Feb. 2

The Montgomery County Book Festival will be held Saturday, Feb. 2 at Lone Star College-Montgomery in Conroe.

The event will run from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

According to a press release, "The opening keynote author is New York Times best-seller Jonathan Maberry. The closing keynote author, also a New York Times best-seller, is Sherrilyn Kenyon. There is a special presentation during the lunch hour by local author Deeanne Gist. Ten author panels repeat twice during the three-panel sessions. Many local authors are moderating the panels. Short book-signing sessions are scheduled between author panel sessions, as is a general signing session after the closing keynote."

Tickets are not required and the event is free.

Lone Star College-Montgomery is at 3200 College Park Drive, Conroe.

For more information, visit www.montgomerycountybookfestival.com or email mocobookfest@gmail.com.