Posted by JCJoe on April 02, 2008 at 14:22:46:
The 13th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, the country’s largest celebration of the written word, will be on the weekend of the 26th at UCLA. Here is their blurb:
For one weekend in April, people who love books will gather with people who love to write, publish and sell books. And, there’s nothing like it anywhere.
* 140,000 attendees
* 450+ authors
* 300+ exhibitors
* 900+ volunteers
* 100+ author panels
* 6 outdoor stages
* 2 children’s areas
More info is at:
http://www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/program_panels.html
For those of you who have never been there, it's quite an experience. Everybody who is anybody in the world of books is there. Lots of publishers. Lots of famous authors. Lots of stages for readings also. I'll be there. Will you?