NWA Book Fest Celebrates Indie Bookstore Boom

By Daniel Caruth

Published March 29, 2023 at 12:21 PM CDT

The NWA Book Fest is April 1 in downtown Rogers.

Courtney Ulrich Smith, co-owner ofUnderbrush Books in Rogers, explains why she wanted to create an in-person celebration specifically for book lovers in northwest Arkansas. The NWA Book Fest is this Saturday in downtown Rogers from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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