Bookmark: Live At 'Word On The Street' Book Festival

Do you have book festivals where you live?      I feel like book festivals are such a sign of healthy community. Long lines to check out independent manga. Local bookstores sponsoring stages where authors answer questions. People walking by dressed as Harry Potter and wearing "The book was better" T-shirts. And, of course, just the energy that comes from thousands and thousands of readers walking around carrying bags full of books. And the air pulsating with thousands of people all talking about books at the same time...     For the past 34 years -- minus a few years off for covid -- the incre...