{"id":838,"date":"2007-09-26T02:52:46","date_gmt":"2007-09-26T07:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=838"},"modified":"2007-09-26T02:52:46","modified_gmt":"2007-09-26T07:52:46","slug":"author-suggestions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=838","title":{"rendered":"author suggestions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Does anyone have any recommendations for authors I should hear at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/bookfest\/\">National Book Festival<\/a> this Saturday?<\/p>\n<p>The authors who will be in attendance are (Bolded names include authors I have a stronger interest in seeing):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/bookfest\/images\/2007%20poster.jpg\" alt=\"Book Festival poster\" height=\"60%\" width=\"60%\" align=right \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n    * Diane Ackerman<br \/>\n    * Ann Amernick<br \/>\n    * M.T. 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