This Weekend: Saratoga Book Festival to Stage in Downtown Saratoga Springs 

SARATOGA SPRINGS —Dozens of authors, a literary marketplace and a Kid Zone will all play a role in this year’s Saratoga Book Festival in venues throughout downtown Saratoga Springs this weekend.

“The event includes more than 30 sessions, 50 featured authors, and a Saturday KidZone and Literary Marketplace that showcases more than 90 local authors and organizations. 

Among the highlights: 

-Warren Zanes Celebrates Springsteen’s Nebraska in Song & Stories at Universal Preservation Hall. The night of music and stories is inspired by Zanes’ latest book, “Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’.” Saturday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. at Universal Preservation Hall. For more information about this event, read Saratoga TODAY’s exclusive interview with Zanes at: https://www.saratogatodaynewspaper.com/springsteens-nebraska-hitting-uph-oct-5/.  

-Gossip Girl Brunch, a meet-and-greet in and book chat with Cecily von Ziegesar, creator of the Gossip Girls books that launched two hit TV series with the Palette Community’s CEO Marcella Hammer. Sunday, Oct. 6 at 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Universal Preservation Hall. 

The headline event with Liz Moore in conversation with Joe Donahue, will be held 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6 at Universal Preservation Hall. 

For ticket information, and the entire list of authors and sessions, go to: SaratogaBookFestival.org. Saratoga Book Festival is a presentation of the Friends of the Saratoga Springs Public Library.