More than 150 parents, faculty, alumni, and friends of the Browning community attended the 2009 Book Fair's Opening Night Cocktail Party in the Lower Gym. Ten visiting authors signed copies of their books: Kevin Dearinger, Duff McDonald, Matteo Pericoli, Florence Fabricant, Janeen Sarlin, Jill Bialosky, Christine Schutt, Elizabeth Mayhew, Jean Parker Phifer, and Robert Sidorsky.