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This year we have a very full schedule and a terriffic lineup of writers from all points on the literary compass. We look forward to sharing the joy of books with you and your family. See you at the Festival!

Friday Night

Saturday

Saturday Night

Book Festival Opener

Friday September 19, 7pm at Copperfield's Books in Santa Rosa

Celebrate the kick-off of the 9th Annual Sonoma County Book Festival and the Fall WordTemple Poetry Series.

Opening poet: Penelope La Montagne, poet laureate emeritus of Healdsburg, CA (2004-2006).

Lee Slonimsky and Julia Levine

Lee Slonimsky is a socially conscious hedge fund manager whose work with numbers led him to the meter and rhythm of his Pythagorean sonnets.

Julia Levine most recent book, Ditch-tender, was released this past winter and she has received numerous awards and grants in poetry.


Unfortunately, the 3rd St Exit on Hwy 101 North will be closed until October 8. You may take the Santa Rosa Ave/Baker Street Exit to easily find the Book Festival



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10th Annual Book Festival
Kick-Off Fund Raiser

Saturday September 20, 7pm at the Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave

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Join Michael Krasny, host of KQED's award-winning Forum and author of Off Mike: A Memoir of Talk Radio and Literary Life, as he takes the interviewee chair for a change.

Gil Mansergh takes the moderator chair as Krasny shares tales of his on-air experience with many of the leading newsmakers and cultural icons of our time.

Everybody is welcome and this is a pay-as-you-can event. A $20 donation is requested.


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