Long held along the Inner Harbor waterfront, the Baltimore Book Festival moved to the Waverly neighborhood this year, where many bookstores have set up shop.Readers, writers, and literature-lovers of all sorts came out to celebrate the festival’s return, after the event was last held in 2019.From author talks to bookworms scouring the shelves for their next literary favorite, check out scenes from the festivities in this photo gallery:Authors Susan Muaddi Darraj and Rion Amilcar Scott engage in conversation at the Baltimore Book Festival on Sept. 29, 2024. Photo by Maggie Jones.Festivalgoers listen to a talk from Bill Ayers at the Baltimore Book Festival on Sept. 29, 2024. Photo by Maggie Jones.Jacari Johnson and his son browse the Baltimore Book Festival on Sept. 29, 2024. Photo by Maggie Jones.Derrick and Chinarose Riley browse the Baltimore Book Festival on Sept. 29, 2024. Photo by Maggie Jones.Chinarose Riley browses a cart at the Baltimore Book Festival on Sept. 29, 2024. Photo by Maggie Jones.Rachel Plumly browses the Baltimore Ravens Bookmobile, which gives out free books to low-income children, at the Baltimore Book Festival on Sept. 29, 2024. Photo by Maggie Jones.Longtime Charles Village resident John Spurrier sits next to his porch in Baltimore, Maryland on Sept. 29, 2024. Photo by Maggie Jones.A patron browses records at Normal’s Book and Records in Baltimore, Maryland on Sept. 29, 2024. Photo by Maggie Jones.Natalie Neil browses Normal’s Book and Records in Baltimore, Maryland on Sept. 29, 2024. Photo by Maggie Jones.Patrons explore the shelves at Normal’s Book and Records in Baltimore, Maryland on Sept. 29, 2024. Photo by Maggie Jones.A patron browses books at Normal’s Book and Records in Baltimore, Maryland on Sept. 29, 2024. Photo by Maggie Jones.Laura Day browses The Book Thing in Baltimore, Maryland on Sept. 29, 2024. Photo by Maggie Jones.