Book fest draws hundreds
SUN PHOTOS BY MIKE BILLINGTON, mbillington@sun-herald.com
Punta Gorda author Charles Emma chats with people attending the third annual Dearborn Street Book Festival about his new psychological thriller, "Lawyers, Lies and Lipstick." The festival was held in Englewood's Pioneer Park and at the Elsie Quirk Library on Saturday.
Author Naomi Pringle spent Saturday morning in Englewood's Pioneer Park selling her book "Ginga' Root Tea" before later presenting a program on the best seller "The Help" at the Elsie Quirk Library as part of the third annual Dearborn Street Book Festival.
The third annual Dearborn Street Book Festival didn't officially open until 10 a.m. Saturday at Englewood's Pioneer Park but people began arriving before 9 a.m. to browse tables full of books and chat with authors. Several hundred people attended.
ENGLEWOOD — Bob Wulfing sat quietly chatting with a couple of women who were interested in his book “Treasure Haunt.”
It was 9:30 a.m. Saturday, and the third annual Dearborn Street Book Festival would not open officially for another 30 minutes, but a crowd already was gathering in Pioneer Park.
