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📚 Have the best bookish time at the 2024 Portland Book Festival

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Calling all literary enthusiasts: Mark your calendars for this can’t-miss festival.

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Where can you find thousands of books, dozens of authors, and countless literature lovers in one place? At the Portland Book Festival, happening on Saturday, Nov. 2, of course.

The all-ages fest features writing workshops, storytime, a book fair, and a day of thoughtfully curated stories and discussions with local + national authors, including:

  • Ani DiFranco
  • Richard Powers
  • Renée Watson
  • and more

General admission passes are $18 in advance ($25 day-of) and include a $5 book fair voucher. Bonus: Youth 17 and under receive free general admission. Consider that weekend booked

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