It's been a few years since I've been to the LA Times Festival of Books and it was good to be back! I went with two friends we spent the day buying books and attending panels. The highlights:
- The Vroman's tent did not disappoint we each bought a few books
- We stopped by Octavia's, a new black-owned bookstore in Pasadena. The booksellers were delightful and they had some really cool stuff
- We went to a panel with Ottessa Moshfegh and Rachel Kushner
- Another panel featured Gabrielle Zevin (she's just the coolest)
- The last panel had a few guests, but I was there by Andrew Sean Greer and Rebecca Makkai
A few drawbacks
- It was pretty warm
- It was at USC; it used to be at UCLA and that was much better (says the Bruin)
- There isn't a lot of shade or benches
- The food situation is always a pain; they have food trucks, but they're spread out and it's hard to see what all is there before you decide
- The panels felt a little shorter this year
Im glad you had a good time!
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