The views of the Mall on a hot (very hot for Sept) day were spectacular:
The event was crammed with people, and the heat was a little overwhelming, especially as we weren't expecting it! It was great to see so many people turn up, and there were some great kids events. A really good thing, I feel.
One issue I had was the line up of authors and books was too high-brow. There were no Sci-Fi authors for me :( or even any less literary popular writers (like John Grisham, or Steven King). My feeling is, to encourage reading by everyone, a broader range of books should have been represented. Reading anything is a good thing, be it comic books, pulp sci fi, lady and the vamp romances, mystery, travel books, cult fiction, thrillers, crime, history, self help, etc etc.
It was a fun day still, and good to see so many people! Sarah went to get a book signed and we headed home....
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