Save the Date: Boston Book Festival on 10/24
Newtonville Books has partnered with the Boston Book Festival 2009, presented by State Street Corporation, which will take place on Saturday, October 24 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. in Copley Square.
More than 70 top authors and presenters will be on hand for this FREE inaugural event. It's a great excursion for book groups, families, and anyone who loves to read.
The list of authors includes Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk, Richard Russo, Anita Diamant, John Hodgman, Dennis Lehane, "Heroes" creator Tim Kring, Cornel West, actor Alicia Silverstone, Michael Patrick MacDonald, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Jill Lepore, and children's book author and illustrator Chris van Allsburg, and more. There is something for everyone:
Book Signings and More
And, it's FREE and open to the public!
Read all about it at http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102722425268&s=5457&e=001UVldNi2yZfGR95WizU_LB-u_hU-ceM6rgB0TWKEAEM4lvMqsevfPztYGNfcDOkb8MY6Ci7nAyHPQukfZRAvt0ecs_mov8NGSh6sE5xIS9-7HDix3-6WcyuyMseXnyAj_.
Boston Book Festival events have no fee or reservation requirements with the following exceptions:
There will be two special ticketed events in the evenings.
The Festival will open with a song and word-filled kick-off event on Friday night, October 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Church (tickets $12 available 10/1).
On Saturday, October 24 at 6 p.m., the Boston Book Festival will go out with a bang with the launch party for Boston Noir, a new collection of short stories edited by Dennis Lehane (tickets $15, 21+, available now). There will be a juice and cookies event for children with the Fairmont Copley Plaza's canine ambassador Catie Copley and author Deborah Kovacs. Free. Reservations open 10/1. Grub Street is leading two events for writers that require pre-registration: Jumpstart Your Writing and Writer Idol. Free. Reservations open 10/1. Visit the Boston Book Festival site at http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102722425268&s=5457&e=001UVldNi2yZfGR95WizU_LB-u_hU-ceM6rgB0TWKEAEM4lvMqsevfPztYGNfcDOkb8MY6Ci7nAyHPQukfZRAvt0ecs_mov8NGSh6sE5xIS9-7HDix3-6WcyuyMseXnyAj_ for more information or to buy tickets and make reservations for ticketed events.
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