Join bibliophiles, readers, writers, booksellers, publishers, musicians, artists, and outdoor festival enthusiasts this weekend at Dearborn and Polk, not far from DePaul’s loop campus, for the 2008 Printers Row Book Fair. There’s no fee for entry into this cultural festival that the Chicago Tribune calls "the Midwest’s largest literary event.”

Elizabeth Berg, Andre Dubus III, Robert Fulghum, Maxine Kumin, Audrey Niffenegger, Jeff Shaara, and Scott Turow are among the many novelists, poets, short story writers, and nonfiction writers scheduled to read. Don’t miss the American Heritage Dictionary Define-A-Thon on June 7 at 3:00 PM, the usage equivalent of a spelling bee.