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Saratoga Book Festival 10/12-10/15

By Joe Donahue
Published October 9, 2023 at 11:25 AM EDT
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The third annual Saratoga Book Festival will take place October 12th -15th, bringing together more than 60 authors from near and far for a celebration of reading.

The multi-day festival features big-stage presentations, intimate conversations, engaging workshops, a Literary Marketplace, Local Author Showcase, KidZone, and more held in nine venues in historic downtown Saratoga Springs, New York.

Among the Featured Authors: Simon Winchester, Wally Lamb, Meghan O’Rourke, Dani Shapiro, Roz Chast, John Sayles, and Kids’ Author Chris Grabenstein – just to name a few.

To tell us all about it we welcome festival founder and co-chair, Ellen Beal.

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Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.
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