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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Borders today announced that it will be the exclusive book retailer for the ninth annual National Book Festival, which will take place this Saturday, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Borders will have hundreds of titles on hand from many of the bestselling authors who will be at the event including James Patterson, Kate DiCamillo, Judy Blume, Ken Burns, Paula Deen, Jeff Kinney, Rick Riordan, John Grisham, Jodi Picoult, Nicholas Sparks and others.

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The Borders store will be located in the Book Sales Pavilion, so attendees can quickly and conveniently pick up their books before heading over to the Author Signing Pavilions located nearby.

"We are thrilled to support the ninth annual National Book Festival," said Kathryn Popoff, vice president of trade books for Borders. "This is a fantastic opportunity to be involved in an event that draws thousands of book lovers from all over the world for a wonderful day dedicated to the appreciation of books and love of reading."

"The Library of Congress is delighted to welcome Borders as our bookselling partner for the 2009 National Book Festival," noted John Y. Cole, director of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and author coordinator of the National Book Festival since it was first held in 2001.

For more information, including a complete list of participating authors and author signing and pavilions schedules, please visit www.loc.gov/bookfest. Festival-goers can also text "BOOK" to 61399 for up-to-the minute text alerts and news. Standard message rates apply.

About Borders Group, Inc.

Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) is a leading retailer of books, music and movies with approximately 1,000 stores and over 25,000 employees. More information on the company is available at www.borders.com/media.