Book festivals
In Baltimore
The Baltimore Book Festival, featuring dozens of authors and booksellers, will be held next week in the city's Mt. Vernon neighborhood. Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Sept. 26, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 27 and 28 along the 600 block of North Charles Street.The roster of authors includes Bishop T.D. Jakes, Naomi Wolf, Walter Mosley, Daniel Mark Epstein, Omar Tyree, Ron Suskind and Sweet Potato Queen Jill Connor Browne among others.For details and event schedule, click wwwbaltimorebookfestival.com
In Washington
The 2008 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 27 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 3rd and 7th streets (rain or shine). The event is free and open to the public.The festival will feature more than 70 award-winning authors, poets and illustrators.Authors at the festival will sign copies of their works for festival-goers, and children can meet storybook and television characters.For details, call (888) 714-4696 or visit www.loc.gov/bookfest.








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