Port Orchard has a novel event in August: the five-day Cedar Cove Days, featuring the fictional world of resident romance and contemporary women’s fiction author Debbie Macomber.

The best-selling and award-winning author, who started with a rented typewriter and received many rejections, has now sold more than 60 million copies and has been at the top of the New York Times’ best-seller list with “8 Sandpiper Way.”

Macomber has turned Port Orchard into the fictional Cedar Cove, the waterfront setting for her novels that include a bit of the culture, characters and commerce of her hometown.

The festival could attract a few thousand fans. Activities include knitting with Debbie at her Good Yarn Shop, a Cedar Cove bus tour, high tea with Debbie at her Victorian Rose Tea Room, and a cruise with Debbie to Kiana Lodge.

Cedar Cove Days runs Aug. 26-30. For more information, call 360-801-4311 or go to www.cedarcovedays.com.