Chestnut Hill Book Festival: Everything You Need to Know

Hitting the books hard this summer doesn't have to hit your wallet hard because the third annual Chestnut Hill Book Festival is completely free. The festival takes place July 9 and 10, but a special preview is scheduled for the evening of Friday, July 8 at the Venetian Club where there will be a First Person Arts Story Slam.

"It should be lots of fun," said Kate O'Neill of the Chestnut Hill Business Association. "It really just a community benefit. The Business Association pays for it because we just love to think of things to showcase our commercial corridor."

In addition to the Business Association's sponsorship, the festival is also being sponsored by Joseph Fox Books, from Center City. Even though the event is a book festival, there will be much more involved than just books. See below for more information:

What: Chestnut Hill Book Festival
When:

Where:

• (8130 Germantown Ave.) 
• (500 W. Willow Grove Rd.) 
• —Bombay Room (8229 Germantown Ave.) 
• (8142 Germantown Ave.) 
• Buckley Park (8201 Germantown Ave.) 
• (8301 Germantown Ave.)

Events:

• Readings and presentations from authors such as George Anastasia, Lorene Cary, Michael Capuzzo and James Zogby. 
• Story Slam at the Venetian Club
• Writer's Workshops
• Singer/Songwriter 
• SlamPoetry readings

Click here for a complete schedule and map of events.