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The Roundtable

Woodstock Bookfest 2023

By Joe Donahue
Published March 27, 2023 at 11:48 AM EDT
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Woodstock Bookfest will be live and in person this weekend in Woodstock, New York. The festival features an amazing line-up of writers including: Neil Gaiman, Abigail Thomas, Alexander Chee, Mark Whitaker, Gail Straub, Ann Hood, and Amy Ferris -- just to name a few. The festival will open with a Story Slam and end with its signature panel: Memoir-A-Go-Go!

Festival Founder Martha Frankel is here with details.

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