Get to Know the Nantucket Book Festival

Francis June 5, 2023

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image courtesy of the Nantucket Book Festival

We all know that the summer music festival season is upon us. Coachella, Lalapalooza, Governor’s Ball, Boston Calling…the list goes on and on. But one can only take so much heat stroke, drunken dancing, and body glitter by a weekend’s end! Where are the festivals geared toward the ravenous readers? the wanna-be writers? the sensitive underliners? Well, if your scene is more so that of a quiet coffeehouse, indie bookshop, and/or your local public library, then look no further!
For its 12th year running, the highly anticipated Nantucket Book Festival will be hosting a wide array of (free!) lite...

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