Rochester's Teen Book festival makes the "Boston Globe"

6th Annual Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival: Not surprisingly, this event features at least a few authors who write books about vampires and other magical or supernatural creatures. Heather Brewer, for instance, will be there to talk about Vladimir Tod, the main character in her books “Eighth Grade Bites,’’ “Ninth Grade Slays,’’ “Tenth Grade Bleeds,’’ “Eleventh Grade Burns,’’ and “Twelfth Grade Kills.’’ And Mark Crilley will discuss books such as “Brody’s Ghost,’’ his tale of a teenager dealing with paranormal activity. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave.www.teenbookfestival.org

Editor's note: don't forget this is a FREE event!

Do your spring cleaning AND help the Creative Writing Department

If your house is anything like ours, there are always too many books, including quite a few that the kids have outgrown. You can get rid of some of those books and help out the Creative Writing department by donating to the annual used book sale at SOTA.  The sale is scheduled for May 16-20, a week that includes the last parent-teacher conference, so you'll also have time to shop. This is the department's only fundraiser;  proceeds will help to pay for contest entry fees, retreats and other expenses.  Donations of books, audio books, and DVDs can by delivered by student or parent to the SOTA library, where librarian Christine Jenssen has agreed to store the books until the sale.