I attended the Boston Book Festival this weekend and had a wonderful time. I spent the afternoon having lunch on Newbury Street, doing a little shopping and then enjoying the festival.
After wandering through the exhibits, I attended a panel discussion re: truth and fiction. The panel consisted of Jennifer Haigh (author of Faith), Vanessa Diffenbaugh (author of The Language of Flowers) and Ha Jin (author of Nanjing Requiem). I love hearing authors discuss how they research their novels, how long it takes to write them and the consequences in their lives when they have to let "their story" go...I'm excited to read The Language of Flowers.
For those of you who like crime fiction, there was a booth for the Sisters in Crime-New England: (www.sincne.org)
At Sisters and Crime New England we are, first and always, fans of the mystery genre. For readers of all the crime genres—including mysteries, suspense, thrillers, short stories, romantic suspense and more, we offer speakers and events all around New England, easy ways to find out about new books by your favorite New England authors, and a window into the New England mystery writing community.
There was also a booth for the Women's National Book Association Inc.
This organization hosts many talks and forums for book lovers...
I will definitely attend next years festival.
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