This Friday kicks off the 2007 Santa Barbara Book and Author Festival, featuring book talks, panel discussions, award celebrations to acclaimed authors, exhibitions and -- to support Family Literacy Programs -- competitive Scrabble!

more information and the schedule
And if you're ready for a fascinating book, join Santa Barbara Reads! which is a "reading program that encourages community members to read a chosen book, engage in discussions about it." This fall's book is:
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
By Tracy Kidder
Events related to this book start in early October and are all free. More details.
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