(Just a quick note: If you are landed here because of a comment I left on your book blog, you might be more interested in my review blog, Carstairs Considers. But you are very welcome to stick around here, too.)
April was the LA Times Festival of books again. I went down on Saturday and just Saturday this year. I had a fantastic time.
The real highlight was getting to spend the day with my friend Angelique. We've been going together for decades at this point, which is scary to think about. Heck, it's scary to realize we've been friends that long. Doesn't really seem possible.
Naturally, we spent most of the time around the mystery booths. We got to talk to some authors that we've become friends with over the years, which is always fun. We did wander around the rest of the festival as well, but the mystery section (and the booths are all right together) is always home base.
I managed to get away with only buying one book, too, which was pretty amazing for me. Of course, considering how many books I have around here I haven't read, I need to show more restraint like that. Or find more time for reading.
The festival isn't what it once was. We can often get through what we want to see by early afternoon. But we found a nice bench to sit on and just talk, which was so much fun. And the weather was nice. Not too warm, not too cold. Considering how cold April and May were overall, that was a blessing as well.
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