Philadelphia Book Festival brings bestselling authors to the Free Library

Pat and Gina Neely will be at the Free Library during the Philadelphia Book Festival.  Credit: Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images Pat and Gina Neely will be at the Free Library during the Philadelphia Book Festival.
Credit: Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images

The Free Library’s annual Philadelphia Book Festival is coinciding with National Library Week, April 13-19, with workshops and author appearances at the main library on the Parkway and at neighborhood libraries throughout the week.

Free author events at the Parkway Central Library, all starting at 7:30 p.m., include:

April 14: Food Network starsPat and Gina Neely

April 15: New York Times bestselling author of women’s fiction Debbie Macomber

April 16: Barbara Ehrenreich, New York Times bestselling author of 14 books, including “Bait and Switch,” about the economic shadow world of white-collar unemployment

April 17: Anne Perry, author of popular Victorian mysteries

April 18: 2013 Man Booker International Prize recipient Lydia Davis

April 20: Investigative journalist and author Doug Fine

For details on all of the Philadelphia Book Festival events, check outwww.freelibrary.org/festival.