Sweet 16: 16th Book Fest; 16 lit picks
Every time we turn around, someone else has a Kindle, and although they don't always know how to use it, the emergence of the e-reader— iPad, anyone?— continues to raise the question, is the book defunct?
And every year in March, the Virginia Festival of the Book comes along to dispel the notion that reading books has gone the way of the eight-track tape.
Last year's attendance, despite the wobbly economy, was the most yet at 20,675. Maybe it helps that most of the events are free; maybe people are just craving the simpler pleasures that a book affords.
This year's 16th book fest, March 17 to 21, is a cram-packed 206 events spread over five days and has 353 participants. Whether your taste is history, mystery, or porn, there's literally something for everyone. Well, except maybe for the porn, although often there are erotic options.
This year, there's less sex and more religion, perhaps a sign the Virginia Festival of the Book is prayin' that the funding of its parent, the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, doesn't get obliterated in by cost-cutters in Richmond.
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