Comments on: It’s Literally Wednesday: Only 169 Days To Go!

By: Parker Cross

Parker Cross — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:07:48 +0000

Call me a philistine if you like but I really enjoy the street fair.

The collegiate presses have great stuff and the legions of small press and self-published fascinate me.

I met Annette Laing through the street fair. Annette lives in Oakhurst and has a series of kids’ time travel stories which are packed with accurate history: The Snipesville Chronicles. (She’s an historian with a great sense of humor and I’m a sucker for time travel.)

Last year I enjoyed meeting Conor McCreery and looking at his graphic novels: Kill Shakespeare. The bard’s bad guys (Richard III, Iago, Lady Mac) vs. the good guys (Hamlet, Juliet, Falstaff) in an epic adventure to find a mysterious wizard named William Shakespeare. Gorgeous work and fun.

And it just feels great walking around among all those book lovers. My peeps!

Also last year my book club convened to attend Erin Morgenstern’s session dressed in The Night Circus’s theme colors. Then convened at the bar at Parker’s to discuss the book in lieu of our regular meeting. That was fun.

By: CFS

CFS — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:55:46 +0000

I love the Children’s Stage. I always find a new fabulous author/book just by sitting and listening. I loved Adam Gidwitz year before last. Last year, we discovered Mac Barnett and the Brixton Brothers. My son has loved meeting Skippyjon Jones and Bad Kitty, two all time favorites. As an elementary school teacher and future school media specialist, it is the highlight of my year!

By: FM Fats

FM Fats — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:16:48 +0000

Clyde Edgerton’s musical clips from his laptop were a big favorite of mine a couple of festivals ago. The DBF associated show by Marshall Chapman and Rodney Crowell at Eddie’s Attic was a blast. I’ve really loved Janisse Ray the several times I’ve seen her at the festival.