Chekhov's Mistress
What a Weekend: Brooklyn Book Festival and The Exquisite Launch Party
As you know I was a "vendor" (with nothing to sell but ideas) at the first annual Brooklyn Festival of the Book. I think I talked for nine hours straight as there was a constant flow of people coming through interested – after I collared them – in the story I had to tell about all the writing about books that goes on everyday in the blog world. Encouragingly, everyone I spoke to had heard of a blog – it’s a start.
I was so busy all day I hardly had time to eat and certainly no time to walk around the festival to do all the things I would as a participant (like get a bunch of video footage). Fortunately, like everyone else, I can rely on the reports of bloggers. Sarah Weinman of Galley Cat, who acted as my eyes, shooting the video footage that is now the "60 Seconds at the Brooklyn Festival of the Book," has coverage, Mary Reagan, who took the photo above has many more at her site, as well as Mike at CruelestMonth.com.
Even though I couldn’t get out with my video camera I did get to hang out with the gang above, as well as Levi at LitKicks and Ami at FSG, who kept me company while I gave a way homemade rugelach (a big hit) and explained that MetaxuCafe was not a restaurant of any kind and no we did not have any coffee for them. MetaxuCafe readers Anthoney Rainone (who is a member) and Richard Grayson stopped by too, as well as James Marcus and many others.
For those of you who submitted your entries to the anthology I created for the festival, I will write more later, but I must confess I didn’t get any print run to speak of prepared for the festival. I did get a warm response on the idea and I intend to expand the project very soon. More later.
It’s not often that you not only find a really awesome book, but you also get to meet the author and indeed help spread the word about the book too. Hopefully it will suffice to say for now that everyone had a great time, but stay tuned for my upcoming video "60 Seconds at The Exquisite launch party."
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- Posted by: Bud Parr
- Date: September 18, 2006
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