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Bookmarks’ 16th annual Festival of Books is happening throughout the weekend! There are so many incredible events to check out, but we’re sharing two of our favorite picks below. Learn more and register at bookmarksnc.org/festival Book with Purpose: Continuing the Conversation Saturday, 9/25 | 1:45 – 2:30 PM A panel discussion on antiracism in our community with authors Kaia Alderson, George M. Johnson, Michelle Cassandra Johnson, and Geeta N Kapur. This free event is part o…f Bookmarks’ annual Festival of Books. Festival of Books Closing Keynote with Yusef Salaam Sunday, 9/26 | 4:00 pm – 5:30 PM A conversation with Yusef Salaam, the inspirational speaker and prison abolitionist, who, at age fourteen was one of the five teenage boys wrongly convicted and sentenced to prison in the Central Park Jogger case. Registration is required for this free event.