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The Boston Book Festival is a free annual book festival organized by the same-name nonprofit group founded in 2009 in order to promote a culture of reading.
The festival is held in October in Boston's Back Bay.
Speaker presentations are held in the Boston Public Library, Old South Church, Church of the Covenant, Trinity Church, Back Bay Events Center, and other locations.
The street festival is held on Copley Square and features live music, book vendors, and exhibitors and many activities for festival participants and their families.
There are programs and activities for children, writing contests and workshops, open mic, and more.
The book festival is a culmination of a year-long range of literary events such as literary outings, readings, cookbook author demos, literary pub trivia nights, and more.
Copley Square, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: 857-259-6999
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