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Book Fairs in the U.S. By State A-K

Alabama
Alabama Bound Book and Author Fair at http://www.alabamabound.org features authors, publishers, and writers' groups. Birmingham, Alabama. April.

Arizona
Arizona Book Festival at http://www.azbookfestival.org/ features authors, publishers and publishing organizations, and writers' groups. Phoenix, Arizona. April.

Arkansas
Arkansas Literary Festival at http://www.arkansasliteraryfestival.org/ claims to be the largest literary event in the state and has author sessions, children and teen writing activities, and more. Little Rock, Arkansas. April.

Books in Bloom at http://www.booksinbloom.org "provides an opportunity for the public to meet authors and to hear them speak about their work and various aspects of writing and publishing." Eureka Springs, Arkansas. May.

California
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at http://www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/ claims to be the "country's largest celebration of the written word." Exhibitors include: "Booksellers, publishers, and literacy and cultural organizations that sell and promote books and book-related merchandise and related information." Los Angeles, California. April.

Orange County Children's Book Festival at http://www.kidsbookfestival.com/attendee.html has book vendors, author and illustrator presentations, and panel discussions. Costa Mesa, California. September.

Central Coast Book and Author Festival at http://www.ccbookfestival.org/ features authors, book signings, workshops, and children's activities. San Luis Obispo, California. September.

Connecticut
Connecticut Children's Book Fair at http://bookfair.uconn.edu/" brings together prominent children's authors and illustrators and the general public in an annual event designed to foster the enjoyment of children's literature." Storrs, Connecticut. November.

Delaware
Delaware Book Fair and Authors Day at http://heritage.delaware.gov/book_fair.shtml. Dover, Delaware. April.

D.C.
National Book Festival at http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/ is organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted by Laura Bush. Washington, D. C. September.

Florida
Miami Book Fair International at http://www.miamibookfair.com/ is "An International Marketplace for Translation, Foreign Rights, and Licensing and for International Publishers and Publishing Professionals From Around the Globe." Miami, Florida. November.

Much Ado About Books at http://www.muchadoaboutbooks.com/home.cfm has panel discussions, author presentations, and writer workshops. Jacksonville, Florida. April.

Vero Beach Book Festival at http://www.verobeachbookfest.com/ features authors, book signings, panel discussions, and children's activities. Vero Beach, Florida. November.

Amelia Book Island Festival at http://www.bookisland.org/ features author readings, panels and workshops on writing and publishing, and children's programs. Amelia Island, Florida. October.

Georgia
Decatur Book Festival at http://www.decaturbookfestival.com features author talks, readings, and panel discussions, including children's activities. Decatur, Georgia. September.

Georgia Literary Festival at http://www.georgialiteraryfestival.org/ has panel discussions, author readings, book signings, and children's workshops. Location changes each year. September.

Illinois
Printers Row Book Fair at http://www.chicagotribune.com/about/custom/events/printersrow/ is "the Midwest's largest free outdoor literary event features 150 new, used, and antiquarian booksellers from all over the country." Dearborn, Illinois. June.

Kentucky
Kentucky Book Fair at http://www.kybookfair.com/ is considered to be "Kentucky's premier literary event and one of the largest of its kind in the nation." The fair of 2006 had over 200 authors. Frankfort, Kentucky. November.

Southern Kentucky Book Fest at http://www.sokybookfest.org/ is considered to be "the state’s largest literary event." Special literary events for children and writers' conference. Bowling Green, Kentucky. April.

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