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BBF Offers Free Tours During Annual Boston Book Festival

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Boston By Foot will once again showcase the Back Bay’s literary history during the annual Boston Book Festival, which takes place in Copley Square on Saturday, October 13th.

BBF guides will lead free literary tours throughout the festival, including "Aesop's Fables," a 20-minute children's tour around Copley Square featuring public art related to Aesop's Fables starting at 10:30 am; and a literary "mini-tour" featuring authors and writers in the Back Bay at 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm. This 45-minute stroll through Boston's charming Back Bay includes information about authors Edgar Allen Poe, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Kahlil Gibran.

Please visit bostonbookfest.org for more information about the Festival and our free tours.

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