A wet weekend did not deter attendance at Washington, DC’s National Book Festival on Saturday. The AP says the event has grown from about 30,000 people in 2001 to approximately 120,000 attendees this year. Created by First Lady Laura Bush, the Librarian of Congress’s James Billington is “hopeful it will continue under a new administration. The library, Billington said last week, ‘will be looking to all possible ways’ to perpetuate this ‘unique and popular’ event.” This Washington Post piece focuses on presentations from authors, including Neil Gaiman, Geraldine Brooks, Dionne Warwick, James McBride, and others.Post
