Comments on: It’s Literally Wednesday: The Recap

By: Parker Cross

Parker Cross — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:52:48 +0000

I was charmed by the wishing tree as well. It was a guerilla piece, undertaken by one of the exhibitors.

By: oateoateo

oateoateo — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:20:41 +0000

We missed the DBF since we were out of town, but LOVED discovering the wishing trees on the north side of the square upon our Monday return. We stood around for quite some time reading them all. Great idea, and thanks to whomever put it together!

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:35:12 +0000

Ditto for all the positive comments here and on other related threads. I experienced this year’s DBF as the best ever for so many reasons that I cannot even begin to tease out causation. Here’s a few things not mentioned yet (I think):
– Even more giant public crossword puzzles–that worked great at spreading out the opportunities to participate. Many great conversations among strangers occurred around these.
– Little libraries were adorable. Continue!
– Loved seeing the Mayor everywhere!
– Teen stage location and events seemed to be going strong
– Children’s stage seemed to work well for all
– Everything I attended–and I attended some 8-10 author events–was high quality presentations, not just high quality books. That tells me that the DBF selections were excellent and the authors were diligent.

By: tiptoe

tiptoe — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:02:06 +0000

Agreed about Angleberger–he is amazing. After signing maybe 100 books (we were pretty far back in the line) he still took the time to banter with my kids and make them giggle.

What a trip for that guy–to write an awesome series about Star Wars characters and become such a famous dude.

By: smalltowngal

smalltowngal — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:11:55 +0000