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Get Lit: Grown-Up Book Fair
July 9 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Join us at The American Writers Museum and check out a curated selection of Understudy favorites!
Indulge your literary impulses at Get Lit: Grown-Up Book Fair! Mix and mingle with fellow bookworms, share your favorite titles, and discover new ones. From cozy mysteries to epic adventures, there’s something for every reader to discover and enjoy!
- Shop at pop-up book stands from some of our partner organizations. Organizations to be announced!
- Challenge your friends to a game of ring toss, test your aim at cornhole, or try your hand at other fun carnival games.
- Compete with friends old and new in our Summer Reading Trivia and test your knowledge of school-age books.
- Make your own bookmark at our craft table.
- Explore our special exhibit, Level Up: Writers & Gamers (opening May 24), which explores how Americans use role-playing and video games to define and respond to our culture.
- Enjoy beer, wine, and the night’s specialty cocktail, The Paperback, a refreshing limoncello cocktail. Non-alcoholic options available as well.
Cap off your literary adventure at Get Lit: Grown-Up Book Fair with a toast to the power of storytelling and the joy of reading!
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