Last Saturday, September 25th, I visited the
National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. The National Book Festival is an annual event, that has occurred every September since 2001. It takes place on the National Mall, a big stretch of grassy land between the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol (no, it's not a shopping mall). There was numerous tents spread out across the mall, each serving a different purpose. There were huge tents that were titled with a genre of fiction (or nonfiction), like
Poetry and Prose,
Mystery and Thrillers, and
Teens and Children. At these tents you could listen to some of your favorite authors talk about themselves and their writings. I was able to listen to Suzanne Collins, the critically acclaimed and internationally best-selling author of
The Hunger Games trilogy. Her tent was PACKED with eager fans (we probably created a fire hazard). I enjoyed hearing
Suzanne Collins speak, and was even more excited to have her sign (stamp) my books.
At the Capitol end of the mall, there was twenty little tents where authors sat and signed their novels for excited fans. I went to the Festival last year, so my family and I were prepared for the long, no not long, ginormously (yes, spell check, it is a word. your little red line will not defeat me) long lines. There was an estimate 130,000 plus people at the Festival this year, and it seemed like every single one of them was in line to get their copy of
Mockingjay signed by Suzanne Collins. Luckily, I got in line three hours early and was second in line! Unfortunately, due to a carpel tunnel injury, Collins was unable to sign her books. But, she did have an ultra, extra-special stamp designed especially for her book tour. You could hardly tell that it wasn't the real thing (see photo below)!
The National Book Festival also had tents with games for little kids, and a big book sales tent that sold books by the authors that attended the Festival. There was row, upon row of copies of Mockingjay. You can see for yourself in the photos below.
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| me, with my signed (stamped) Mockingjay |
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| Mockingjays! |
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| Suzanne Collins |
Last Saturday, September 25th, I visited the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. The National Book Festival is an annual event, that has occurred every September since 2001. It takes place on the National Mall, a big stretch of grassy land between the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol (no, it's not a shopping mall). There was numerous tents spread out across the mall, each serving a different purpose. There were huge tents that were titled with a genre of fiction (or nonfiction), like Poetry and Prose, Mystery and Thrillers, and Teens and Children. At these tents you could listen to some of your favorite authors talk about themselves and their writings. I was able to listen to Suzanne Collins, the critically acclaimed and internationally best-selling author of The Hunger Games trilogy. Her tent was PACKED with eager fans (we probably created a fire hazard). I enjoyed hearing Suzanne Collins speak, and was even more excited to have her sign (stamp) my books.
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