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Star Island Literary Festival

The inaugural Star Island Literary Festival will host Anita Shreve, author of several novels including The Weight of Water, which centered on the 1873 Smuttynose murders; local author Katherine Towler, author of The Snow Island Trilogy; and Corwin Ericson, author of Swell, in exploring the theme of islands in literature. Participants are invited to interact with authors and those inspired by literature throughout a week in August.

Join the literary festival on historic Star Island, part of the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire.

The festival takes place from August 26 through August 31.

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