This is the time of year when there are a flurry of book festivals across the country. I love these gatherings of book-minded people where “What are you reading?” is all the buzz. We have a list of book festivals here on Bookreporter, and our Editorial Director, Tom Donadio, works hard to keep it updated.
Even though no one at our house has headed back to school in years, there is something about September that still has a feeling of settling into the back-to-school routine. Last week, my social media feeds were filled with “first day of school” photos, where students were in their specially selected outfits, and the younger ones were holding chalkboards with everything from what grade they were entering to their future career choices. And from there, the routines picked back up, and the unscheduled days of summer were backburnered.