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The Boston Book Festival is an independent nonprofit group based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the name of its main event. The nonprofit was founded in 2009 by Deborah Z Porter, and aims to "celebrate the power of words to stimulate, agitate, unite, delight, and inspire by holding year-round events culminating in an annual, free Festival that promotes a culture of reading and ideas and enhances the vibrancy of our city." The annual book festival combines a street festival with an array of authors and other literary presenters from around the world. Daytime events at the BBF are free. In 2014, 32,000 people attended. Throughout the year, BBF hosts several literary events, several of which fall under their annual "Lounge Lit" series of literary outings, such as readings, cookbook author demos, and an annual literary pub trivia night. Since 2011, BBF has also hosted evening “kick-off” activities leading up to the Saturday festival. == Annual festival == The Festival is held each October in Boston's Back Bay. Speaker presentations have taken place in the Boston Public Library, Church of the Covenant, Old South Church, Trinity Church, and Back Bay Events Center, among other locations in and around Copley Square.〔http://boston.com/community/moms/blogs/parent_buzz/2013/10/boston_book_festival_boston_oct_17-19.html〕 The street festival is hosted on Copley Square, and usually includes a live music stage, dozens of exhibitors and vendors, and many free participatory activities for attendees and their families. This includes programming and activities for children,〔http://www.patriotledger.com/x1275633127/Boston-Book-Festival-caters-to-the-youngest-readers〕 writing workshops and contests, and open mic opportunities. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Boston Book Festival」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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