Salt Lake City will soon have its own citywide book festival — and a bestselling author is already set to attend.
Jodi Picoult, the New York Times bestselling author of nearly 30 novels, will headline the first Salt Lake Book Festival in October.
“We’re building the Salt Lake Book Festival to celebrate the idea that books can bring people together,” Salt Lake Book Festival Director Amanda Warren said in a press release. “Having Jodi Picoult help us kick off our inaugural year feels like a dream start to what we hope becomes a lasting Utah tradition.”
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Picoult is perhaps best known for her 2004 novel “My Sister’s Keeper,” which was later made into a movie starring Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin. Apart from her writing, Picoult is also known for her work with organizations like PEN America as an advocate for the freedom to read…