The cool but clear weather on April 24th and 25th brought record-breaking crowds to the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. We talked to hundreds of people. At one point in time on Sunday afternoon, a group of fifteen interested readers stood three persons deep in front of our booth trying to get a better look at everything. The Times had printed a huge book insert the Sunday before. The listing brought the faithful directly to us. We met some wonderful people.
The crowd grew throughout each day. At one point in time on Sunday afternoon, a hundred people per minute strolled down the walkway! Don counted them. We observed attendees trying to keep a position behind a mother with a stroller, an automatic cut through the crowd path-maker.
A mob of people came out for the festival. There were so many people at the festival on Saturday and Sunday afternoons that a person couldn't even navigate normally through the aisles. It reminded me of the Midway at the Minnesota State Fair on Labor Day weekend. Phew!
Don took the pictures of our booth early in the morning before the multitude arrived. People showed up hours before the festival was scheduled to begin. My booth's sign said, "Peggy L. Headlund - Inspiring Teen Fiction." To the left of our booth was a vampire author. That was a juxtaposition! To the right of our booth was a word game. Between the three booths, we drew almost every young adult at the festival. It was unbelievable! Thank you to everyone who stopped by to give us the thumbs up. You are an inspiration to me.
The crowd grew throughout each day. At one point in time on Sunday afternoon, a hundred people per minute strolled down the walkway! Don counted them. We observed attendees trying to keep a position behind a mother with a stroller, an automatic cut through the crowd path-maker.
A mob of people came out for the festival. There were so many people at the festival on Saturday and Sunday afternoons that a person couldn't even navigate normally through the aisles. It reminded me of the Midway at the Minnesota State Fair on Labor Day weekend. Phew!
Don took the pictures of our booth early in the morning before the multitude arrived. People showed up hours before the festival was scheduled to begin. My booth's sign said, "Peggy L. Headlund - Inspiring Teen Fiction." To the left of our booth was a vampire author. That was a juxtaposition! To the right of our booth was a word game. Between the three booths, we drew almost every young adult at the festival. It was unbelievable! Thank you to everyone who stopped by to give us the thumbs up. You are an inspiration to me.
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