Philadelphia Book Festival
Barbara Walters appears at the Central Branch of the Free Library, 1901 Vine St., at 5 p.m. Sunday as part of the Philadelphia Book Festival. Admission is free but tickets are required for entry. They can be picked up at the Library Clubhouse beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday. Patrons without tickets can watch on the library's Jumbotron. For information, call 215-686-5322 or visit www.philadelphiabook
Barbara Walters appears at the Central Branch of the Free Library, 1901 Vine St., at 5 p.m. Sunday as part of the Philadelphia Book Festival. Admission is free but tickets are required for entry. They can be picked up at the Library Clubhouse beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday. Patrons without tickets can watch on the library's Jumbotron. For information, call 215-686-5322 or visit
» READ MORE: www.philadelphiabook
festival.org.
The festival - Saturday and Sunday, inside and outside the Free Library - will include more than 60 writers and dozens of exhibitor tents, live music and children's entertainment.
Among the highlights Saturday are a storybook character parade at noon and appearances by authors, including Marisa de los Santos (
Belong to Me
) and Ana Castillo (
The Guardians
) at 3 p.m.; Jennifer Weiner (
Certain Girls
) at 3; Karen Abbott (
Sin in the Second City
) at 4; Eric Jerome Dickey (
Pleasure
) at 4; and Gregory Maguire (
Wicked
) at 5.
Among the highlights Sunday are appearances by authors Mark Bowden (
The Best Game Ever
) at 1 p.m.; James McBride (
Song Yet Sung
) at 3; and Jerry Spinelli (
Smiles to Go
) at 3:30.