The 9th Annual Collingswood Book Festival is Saturday, October 4th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is entirely free and comprises six blocks of downtown Collingswood, New Jersey, along Haddon Avenue.

In addition to meeting authors (such as my good buddy Jen Miller of Down the Shore with Jen), there are kids’ activities, story telling, poetry readings, and performances. Sounds like an awesome way for frugal book lovers to spend the day! (Unfortunately, I’ve got a kid taking the SAT that day so I can’t make it as I’m her ride to/from the test.)