Book Events: Fairs, Festivals, and Conferences (2024 and 2025)
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African American Literary Awards Show
Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Blvd. (135th & Lenox), New York, New York
Hosted by: Yvette Hayward
Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Website: African American Literary Awards Show
Email: yvette@literaryawardshow.com
Price: $55
Description:
The African American Literary Award show is the brainchild of Yvette Hayward. She came up with the idea in 1996 and was finally able to bring it to fruition in September 2004.
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Great Lakes African American Writers Conference
Auditorium of the Lakeshore Branch of the Cleveland Public Library
17133 Lakeshore Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44110
Hosted by: Dr. Leah Lewis, J.D., Executive Producer
Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Website: Great Lakes African American Writers Conference
Email: glaawcfd2018@gmail.com
Description:
Historically, Great Lakes African American Writers Conference (GLAAWC pronounced “glossy”) has always strived to eliminate knowledge deficits for writers. That goal remains. Whether it is writing itself, or the business of publishing, GLAAWC has been a source of insights. Writers, aligned with our theme are entrepreneurs in their practice and essence.
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National Black Book Festival
Fallbrook Church / Gymnasium
12512 Walters Rd, Houston, Texas
Hosted by: Cushcity.com
Dates: Thursday, October 17, 2024 to Saturday, October 19, 2024
Website: National Black Book Festival
Phone: 1-800-340-5454
Email: info@nationalblackbookfestival.com
Description:
The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) is an annual event, sponsored by Cushcity.com, the world’s largest African-American retailer online. The event attracts a wide array of authors, publishers, book clubs, libraries and individual readers from the Southwest U.S. and nationwide.
The festival was cofounded by author and entrepreneur Gwen Richardson and her husband Willie Richardson.
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Morristown Festival of Books
Dates: Friday, October 18, 2024 to Saturday, October 19, 2024
Website: Morristown Festival of Books
Email: info@morristownbooks.org
Description:
The Morristown Festival of Books celebrates the power of the written word to challenge, transport and transform us, while bringing together our community in conversation.
Modeled after successful book festivals in other communities throughout the world, the Morristown Festival of Books brings together acclaimed authors with readers and book lovers.
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Des Moines Book Festival
Franklin Junior High Event Center
4801 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa
Hosted by: Beaverdale Books
Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Email: beaverdalebooksevents@gmail.com
Description:
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Texas Book Festival
State Capitol and surrounding grounds
Dates: Friday, November 15, 2024 to Saturday, November 16, 2024
Website: Texas Book Festival
Email: bookfest@texasbookfestival.org
Description:
The Texas Book Festival (#TXBOOKFEST) celebrates authors and their contributions to the culture of literacy, ideas, and imagination.
The Texas Book Festival was established in 1995 by Laura Bush, a former librarian and an ardent advocate of literacy. Along with Mary Margaret Farabee, founding co-chair, Mrs. Bush created a task force to plan a book festival to honor Texas authors, promote the joys of reading and serve to benefit the state’s public libraries. The first Festival took place at the Capitol in November 1996.
The signature event has evolved into one of the premier literary events in the country and takes place in and around the State Capitol in Austin, hosting about 250 authors each year. More than 40,000 book lovers of all ages attend the Festival annually, enjoying author readings and presentations, panel discussions, book signings, cooking demonstrations, live music, local food, YA authors, children’s activities, and exhibiting vendors from across the state. While remaining an important showcase for the work of Texas authors, the Texas Book Festival hosts important writers from all over the world and has earned a national reputation for the quality of its programming and its appeal to readers, authors, and publishers alike.
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The Library Learning Experience
Hosted by: American Library Association
Dates: Friday, January 24, 2025 to Monday, January 27, 2025
Website: The Library Learning Experience
Email: submit form
Description:
At LibLearnX, library professionals at all levels can take part in a conference experience that will provide ultimate learning benefits. Attendees will participate in hands-on workshops, bite-size sessions, and other formats designed to match preferred learning styles with an emphasis on experiential learning. Be inspired and motivated by thought-leaders, authors, and subject matter experts, and celebrate your colleagues and favorite authors at the Award ceremonies.
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JAX Urban Book Festival
James Weldon Johnson Park
135 W Monroe St, Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Hosted by: DREAMWEEK INC.
Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Website: JAX Urban Book Festival
Phone: 904-351-8027
Email: info@jaxurbanbookfest.com
Description:
Author Showcase authors of various genres and book signings.
Networking with other book enthusiasts and authors.
Sponsored exhibitors book industry professionals and local community resources.
Masterclass Sessions for aspiring authors.
Activities for children a free book giveaway for each child in attendance.
Silent Auction proceeds benefit DREAMWEEK INC.
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Angoulême International Comics Festival
Angouleme
Hosted by: International comics festival
Dates: Thursday, January 30, 2025 to Sunday, February 2, 2025
Website: Angoulême International Comics Festival
Phone: 330545978650
Email: info@bdangouleme.com
Description:
Festival of Comics and Creation
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Jaipur Literature Festival
Sultanpur MG Road, New Delhi, Jaipur, India
Hosted by: Jaipur Virasat Foundation
Dates: Thursday, January 30, 2025 to Monday, February 3, 2025
Website: Jaipur Literature Festival
Phone: 919643302036
Email: info@teamworkart.com
Description:
A festival that bring together a diverse mix of the world's greatest writers, thinkers, humanitarians, politicians, buisness leaders to express ad engage in thought ful debate and dialogue.
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ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival
Jaipur’s Hotel Clarks Amer
Hosted by: Sanjoy K. Roy, Festival Producer
Dates: Thursday, January 30, 2025 to Monday, February 3, 2025
Website: ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival
Email: info@teamworkarts.com
Description:
Described as the “greatest literary show on Earth,” the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival is a sumptuous feast of ideas.
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Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
InterContinental
Hosted by: Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
Dates: Friday, January 31, 2025 to Thursday, February 6, 2025
Website: Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
Email: submit form
Description:
Writers gather to bring new ideas and different perspectives, promoting dialogue, sharing their works to build bridges across cultures.
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Sunshine State Book Festival
SFC Fine Arts Hall, 3000 NW 83rd St
Gainesville, FL 32606
3000 NW 83rd St Gainesville, FL 32606, Gainesville, Florida
Hosted by: Writers Alliance of Gainesville
Dates: Friday, January 31, 2025 to Saturday, February 1, 2025
Website: Sunshine State Book Festival
Email: SunshineStateBookFestival@writersalliance.org
Description:
“Bringing Readers and Writers Together” for three days of literary enrichment with over 75 authors, 6 nationally recognized speakers, and a literary heritage tour of sites where Robert Frost, Tennessee Williams, William Bartram, and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings lived and wrote in the area.
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African American Children’s Book Fair
Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
Hosted by: The Literary Media & Publishing Consultants
Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Time: 1 to 4 p.m.
Website: African American Children’s Book Fair
Phone: 215-878-2665
Email: vlloydsgam@aol.com
Description:
Check out our photos from the 2024 Festival
The African American Children’s Book Fair is one of the oldest and largest single-day events for children’s books in the country. It features nationally known bestselling authors and illustrators, many of whom have won some of the most prestigious literary awards including the American Library Association Coretta Scott King Award. These authors and illustrators have produced some of the best books of our generation.
Parents, caregivers and educators are very supportive of the African American Children's Book Fair because they understand that children who read outside of their normal school course work tend to make more responsible decisions about their lifestyles.
The fun-filled afternoon is packed with activities that promote the POWER and JOY OF READING. Authors and illustrators will make presentations and sign their books. The Literary Row will distribute book-related promotional materials free of charge. Our Educator's Book Giveaway will also distribute brand new books to teachers and librarians for use in their schools. In addition there will be a wide selection of affordable literature available to purchase.
The African American Children's Book Fair is a part of the African American Children's Book Project's initiative to promote and preserve multicultural children's literature.
The organization is leading a campaign entitled PRESERVE A LEGACY, BUY A BOOK. Its goal is to put books back into children's homes. You can't tell a child to read at home if there are no books. Read an interview the event’s organizer, Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati
The event is free and opened to the public.
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San Francisco Writers Conference
Hyatt Regency
1901 Cleveland Ave., San Francisco, California
Hosted by: Laurie McLean
Dates: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 to Sunday, February 9, 2025
Website: San Francisco Writers Conference
Phone: 4156896301
Email: registrations@SFwriters.org
Description:
Over the course of 4 days over 500 attendees, reowned keynote authors, presenters, editors, and agents attend SFWC, combining the best of both the traditional publishing industry with the latest technology to empower authors to publish everywhere.
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Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
71-100 Hwy 111, Rancho Mirage, California
Dates: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 to Friday, February 7, 2025
Website: Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
Email: info@rmwritersfest.org
Description:
The Rancho Mirage Writers Festival is a world class gathering of writers, thinkers, and people contributing to the intellectual vitality of our time — “Coachella for the brain.”
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Savannah Book Festival
Telfair Square
220 W Broughton St., Savannah, Georgia 31401.0
Dates: Thursday, February 6, 2025 to Sunday, February 9, 2025
Website: Savannah Book Festival
Email: info@savannahbookfestival.org
Description:
The Savannah Book Festival is an annual event, free and open to the public, in celebration of the written word and its role of improving the human expeirence. Our mission is to promote reading, writing, and civil conversation.
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San Miguel Writers Conference
Hotel Real de Minas
Mesones 80, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 37700.0
Hosted by: San Miguel Writers Conference and Literary Festival
Dates: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 to Sunday, February 16, 2025
Website: San Miguel Writers Conference
Phone: 524151528380
Email: nathan@sanmiguelwritersconference.org
Description:
Learn from expert keynotes and faculty that include contemporary writers, award-winning authors, teachers, agents and journalist with years of experience within their respective fields.
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F.R.E.S.H. Book Film Festival
Julia T. and Charles W. Cherry, Sr. Cultural and Educational Center
925 George W. Engram Boulevard, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
Hosted by: Donna M. Gray-Banks, Founder & Director
Dates: Thursday, February 20, 2025 to Saturday, February 22, 2025
Website: F.R.E.S.H. Book Film Festival
Email: freshbookfestivals@gmail.com
Price: $5
Description:
F.R.E.S.H. Book Film Festival (Fiction, Romance, Erotica, Spiritual, Health and More) hosts more than 40 authors, editors, and filmmakers who convene to discuss their books, upcoming projects, and share insight and wisdom related to their crafts.
Host Hotel: The DAYTONA, A Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel
Address: 1870 Victory Circle, Daytona Beach, Florida
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Southwest Florida Reading Festival
Fort Myers Regional Library Campus
1651 Lee St, Fort Myers, Florida
Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Website: Southwest Florida Reading Festival
Email: mbyers@leegov.org
Description:
There really is something for all ages to experience at the Southwest Florida Reading Festival. Everyone enjoys the multiple stages with the celebrity authors who share ‘inside scoop’ about their latest books or what makes a story idea click for them. You will be able to buy books and have the authors personalize and sign them too! You’ll find our numerous book and educational vendors offering the latest in services and new ideas. Kids will be mesmerized by the storytellers.
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Dahlonega Literary Festival
Historic Square of Dahlonega, GA
Hosted by: Lumpkin County Literacy Coalition
Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025
Time:
Website: Dahlonega Literary Festival
Email: info@savannahbookfestival.org
Description:
The Dahlonega Literary Festival is an annual celebration of books that takes place in March. Situated in Historic Downtown Dahlonega, the festival continues to grow and become more delightful as the years go on. Ours is an intimate festival about books and authors with a mission to promote interaction between readers and writers in a relaxed, informal environment. Visitors have an opportunity to meet and interact with the authors. In addition to attending speaking events and book signings, attendees can have lunch with their favorite authors at a local restaurant.
Past featured authors include: Frances Mayes, Diana Gabaldon, Terry Kay, Deanna Raybourn, Joshilyn Jackson, and many more. Where else can you see, have conversations with, and even dine with bestselling authors while surrounded by the beautiful North Georgia Mountains.
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South by Southwest
Hosted by: South by SouthWest
Dates: Friday, March 7, 2025 to Saturday, March 15, 2025
Website: South by Southwest
Phone: 5124677979
Email: submitform
Description:
South by Southwest is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of tech, film, music, education and culture.
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Dallas Literary Festival
Hosted by: Southern Methodist University
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Website: Dallas Literary Festival
Email: info@dallasliteraryfestival.org
Description:
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London Book Fair
Olympia London
Hammersmith Rd, London, United Kingdom
Hosted by: Reed Exhibitions Limited
Dates: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 to Thursday, March 13, 2025
Website: London Book Fair
Email: lbf.helpline@reedexpo.co.uk
Description:
The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. Next year, the Fair will take place in April at Olympia, West London, covering all aspects of the publishing industry.
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Tucson Festival of Books
University of Arizona Campus
Hosted by: John Humenik
Dates: Saturday, March 15, 2025 to Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Website: Tucson Festival of Books
Email: chairman@tucsonfestivalofbooks.org
Description:
The Tucson Festival of Books debuted March 14-15, 2009, on the campus of The University of Arizona. The Festival featured 450 authors and presenters and welcomed 50,000 regional visitors, all made possible with generous support from our sponsors and the energetic goodwill of 800 volunteers.
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AWP Conference & Bookfair
Los Angeles Convention Center
Hosted by: Community of Literary Magazine and Presses
Dates: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 to Saturday, March 29, 2025
Website: AWP Conference & Bookfair
Phone: 301-226-9716
Email: events@awpwriter.org
Description:
The AWP Conference & Bookfair is an essential annual destination for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers. Each year more than 12,000 attendees join our community for four days of insightful dialogue, networking, and unrivaled access to the organizations and opinion-makers that matter most in contemporary literature. The 2016 conference featured over 2,000 presenters and 550 readings, panels, and craft lectures. The book fair hosted over 800 presses, journals, and literary organizations from around the world. AWP is now the largest literary conference in North America.
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Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
938 Lafeye, New Orleans, Louisiana
Hosted by: Tennesse Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival
Dates: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 to Sunday, March 30, 2025
Website: Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
Phone: 15045811144
Email: info@tennesseewilliams.net
Description:
Tennesse Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival is a five-day event in New Olreans historic French Quarter that attracts participants from around the world.
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Leipzig Book Fair
Hosted by: Leipezig Liest Reading Festival
Dates: Thursday, March 27, 2025 to Sunday, March 30, 2025
Website: Leipzig Book Fair
Phone: 493416786950
Email: aussteller@leipziger-buchmesse.de
Description:
Authors, publishers and media companies from Germany, experience a diversity of literature, doscover innovations and gain new perspectives.
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New Orleans Book Festival
Tulane University
200 Broadway street suite 126, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
Dates: Thursday, March 27, 2025 to Saturday, March 29, 2025
Website: New Orleans Book Festival
Email: submit form
Description:
The Festival features both fiction and non-fiction convenes reading, panel discussions, symposia and key speeches. It also provides an opportunity for outlets, author and readers to interact with each other in one of the most vibrant and culturally diverse cities in the world.
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Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Plaza Costituzion 6
40128 Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Hosted by: BolognaFiere Viale della Fiera
Dates: Monday, March 31, 2025 to Thursday, April 3, 2025
Website: Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Email: bookfair@bolognafiere.it
Description:
Founded in 1964 The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is the most important international event dedicated to the hildren’s publishing and multimedia industry.
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New York Antiquarian Book Fair
Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue (bet 66th and 67th streets), New York, 10065, New York, New York
Hosted by: Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America & International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (sanctioned by)
Dates: Thursday, April 3, 2025 to Sunday, April 6, 2025
Website: New York Antiquarian Book Fair
Phone: 212.777.5218
Email: info@sanfordsmith.com
Description:
2020 is the 60th Year
This book fair is officially sanctioned by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. The consumer can rely upon the experience and professionalism of participating dealers and the authenticity of the items available for purchase. All books, manuscripts and related material have been carefully examined for completeness and bibliographic accuracy.
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Quebec International Book Fair
Quebec City Convention Centre
26 Saint Pierre street, Quebec City, Canada G1K8A3
Hosted by: Rhonda Rioux
Dates: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 to Sunday, April 13, 2025
Website: Quebec International Book Fair
Phone: 4186920010
Email: info@silq.ca
Description:
Le Salon international du livre de Quebec is open to the general public. Lots of writers and publisher await more than 60,000 visitors for the event.
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Salon du Livre de Paris
Grand Palais Ephemere
115, bolevard Saint-Germain, Paris, France 75006
Hosted by: Jean-Baptist Passe
Dates: Friday, April 11, 2025 to Sunday, April 13, 2025
Website: Salon du Livre de Paris
Email: contact@plevenements.fr
Description:
During three days of a rich program of the intervention, nearky 350 authors and publishing house of all sizes come to meet a larger audience.
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San Antonio Book Festival
Central Library and the Majestic Theatre
600 Soledad Street, San Antonio, Texas
Hosted by: The San Antonio Library Foundation
Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Website: San Antonio Book Festival
Phone: 210.225.4728
Email: information@saplf.org
Description:
The Festival is a day-long event that unites readers and writers alike. Author presentations are held indoors while outdoors the Festival grounds are active with book sales, signings, children’s story time and learning projects, family activities, and a technology area. Food trucks offer a variety of eats; special tents feature live music and recipe demonstrations by cookbook authors. The large Festival Marketplace offers a lively setting for booksellers, publishers, literary-minded nonprofits, and local artists and craftmakers.
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Norwescon
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel
100 Andover Park W. Suite 150-165, SeaTac, Washington
Hosted by: Norwescon45
Dates: Thursday, April 17, 2025 to Sunday, April 20, 2025
Website: Norwescon
Email: submit form
Description:
Norwescon is a Pacific Northwest's premier science fiction and fantasy convention, and one of the largest entirely volunteer operationed regional conventions in the United States.
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Black Romance Book Fest
JW Marriott Buckhead
3399 Lenox Pkwy, Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Hosted by: Lauren Lacey
Dates: Friday, May 30, 2025 to Sunday, June 1, 2025
Website: Black Romance Book Fest
Description:
The Black Romance Book Fest aims to amplify and honor the diverse narratives of Black love in romance literature. This event is a vibrant platform that fosters understanding, appreciation, and celebration of Black voices across all romance genres.
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Orcas Island Lit Fest
Orcas Center
917 Mount Baker Road, Eastsound, Washington 98245
Dates: Monday, June 2, 2025 to Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Website: Orcas Island Lit Fest
Email: info@oilf.org
Description:
The Orcas Island Lit Fest (OILF) is an annual celebration of literature and community held in an inspiringly beautiful place. With the San Juan Islands as our backdrop, we bring together renowned authors and avid readers, visitors and locals, for a weekend of panels, readings, and events that highlight the vibrant literary culture of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. From Pulitzer Prize winners to gifted new voices, our featured artists from across the country represent the finest in contemporary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, and more. The Orcas Island Lit Fest is your opportunity to engage with world-class writers and their work in an intimate, inclusive setting that welcomes everyone who loves books.
Learn more about Orcas Island Lit Fest on AALBC.com.
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