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Ready to Read: Book Fest a success
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January 21, 2026
Ready to Read: Book Fest a success

O rganizers of the second annual Fredericksburg Book Festival — numbering 100 or more on various committees — avoided the “sophomore slump” that sometimes plagues authors seeking to top a successful first novel.

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