This weekend is the annual Salem Literary Festival September 17 – 19. With events ranging from a reading of To Kill a Mocking Bird to a Scrabble Tournament to important author events. The festival will open with Salem’s own bestselling author, Brunonia Barry, author of The Lace Reader, welcoming festival attendees, and the winner of the First Salem Literary Festival Writing Contest is announced. Author Lily King will read from FATHER OF THE RAIN, the winner of the New England Book Award for Fiction. Expect refreshments, interesting people and a really good time! Storetelling will be a popular occurrence in this year’s festival. History comes alive as we watch Susan B. Anthony debate Frederick Douglass, and face the courts after illegally voting in 1872 when women were not permitted to vote, and reflect on her life at the age of 82. Visit http://www.salemlitfest.com/schedule for a full schedule of events.
