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Speakers announced for 2015 Virginia book festival

By WTOP Staff

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Best-selling author Frances Mayes and Virginia journalist Beth Macy are among the speakers for the 21st annual Virginia Festival of the Book.

The festival will be held March 18 to March 22, 2015, at a variety of locations in the Charlottesville area.

The Daily Progress (http://bit.ly/1Cg1JDA ) reports that Mayes is scheduled to speak March 19 at the festival’s luncheon at the Omni Charlottesville Hotel. Tickets are $60.

Macy will speak March 18 at the Leadership Breakfast at the Omni. Tickets are $40.

Authors Kate DiCamillo and Karin Slaughter also will speak at featured events during the festival.

Tickets will go on sale online at 9 a.m. Thursday at vabook.org.

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Information from: The Daily Progress, http://www.dailyprogress.com

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