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NANTUCKET BOOK FESTIVAL
Now in its seventh year, the Nantucket Book Festival has established itself as a major summer destination for book lovers with impressive and eclectic line-ups of award-winning authors. The three-day Festival, June 15-17, will offer author readings, panel discussions and social events in an informal atmosphere that encourages conversations between writers and readers. Most of the Festival events are free and held within walking distance of the ferries. Some highlights of this year’s Festival include presentations by acclaimed mystery writer…
Find out more »8th ANNUAL NANTUCKET BOOK FESTIVAL 13-16 June 2019 on Nantucket
Nantucket Book Festival has established itself as a major summer destination for booklovers with impressive and eclectic line-ups of award-winning authors. The four-day Festival, June 13-16, will offer author readings, panel discussions and social events in an informal atmosphere that encourages conversations between writers and readers. Most of the events are hosted in town, within easy walking distance of the ferries. Some highlights of this year’s Festival include presentations by acclaimed authors Esi Edugyan (Washington Black), Susan Orlean (The Library…
Find out more »Did You Know?
Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.