Yesterday
So, yesterday I drove down to Charlottesville to attend the Virginia Festival of the Book with old friend Curat Lex. We saw a panel on The Wire with writers George Pelecanos, D.C.-area mystery writer, and David Simon, moderated by Laura Lippman, Baltimore-area mystery writer. The panel was great, although Simon's contempt for his audience was palpable--the sign of a real artist.
Then we went to the book room, where we talked to some authors, including other mystery writers, Heather Webber and J.B. Stanley, who post on this blog.
Then we went to a reception at the president of UVa's house on Carr's Hill. There we met Bill Rhoden, sports columnist for the New York Times and author of a new book on the issue of race and sports--Forty Million Dollar Slaves.
It was a great day. Lots of fun. Interesting people.
One reflection: There are so many books in the world. So many writers.
posted by Number Three @ 4:12 PM
2 Comments:
It was a great day and a lot of fun and I'm really glad #3 came out.
I just wish he would have mentioned that while the legendarily irritating Curat was polite and well mannered, #3 was referred to by an author he just met as an "asshole."
An then there was the red wine on the Pres's furniture.
Well, you know, I'm just a stickler for the Geography, homes. And when the man referred to Bermuda as a Caribbean island, well, I just couldn't control myself.
Link.
Btw, I'm pretty sure that there was no damage to the furniture.
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