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Book Festivals I'd Love to Go to Someday

I've had the good fortune to attend a lot of dream book festivals, namely the National Book Festival in DC, since I live so close, which always has an incredible lineup of headliners, even though it's gotten way more crowded in recent years! Sadly, I'm sure it will not take place this year. I'm also lucky enough to live close to the Baltimore Book Festival, which is always a fun local event with authors I love and lots of new local authors to meet and books to buy. If that weren't enough, I've also been spoiled enough to be close to the Gaithersburg Book Festival, which often draws some big names due to its proximity to the capital as well as lots of local organizations and booksellers. I lived in Boston when the first annual Boston Book Festival occurred, and I also got to attend the Chicago Humanities Festival when I lived there. I'd highly recommend all of those events and definitely want to attend them again, but I still do have some dream bookish events left!

Happy Top Ten Tuesday over at That Artsy Reader Girl!

 Book Festivals I've Been To and Want to Attend Again (And Again, And Again...)

  1. The National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
  2. The Baltimore (M.D.) Book Festival
  3. The Gaithersburg (M.D.) Book Festival
  4. Fall for the Book Festival around the M.D., D.C., and Northern V.A. area
  5. The Boston Book Festival
  6. The Chicago Humanities Festival
  7. The Decatur Book Festival in Atlanta, GA

Book Events/Festivals I've Never Been To and Would Love to Attend Someday

  1. Edinburgh International Book Festival
  2. ComicCon International in San Diego, CA
  3. BookExpo America
  4. Bay Area Book Festival
  5. Litquake in San Francisco, CA
  6. Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
  7. PEN World Voices/New York Festival of International Literature
  8. Portland (O.R.) Book Festival
  9. Printer's Row Lit Fest in Chicago, IL
  10. The Jerusalem International Book Fair
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Lydia said…
I'd love to go to Comic Con in San Diego, too!

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July 21, 2020 at 11:50 AM
Lectrice Vorace said…
What fun! Hopefully soon book events like these can take place again.
Here's my TTT list this week.
July 21, 2020 at 3:46 PM
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard said…
You must live in or near Montgomery County! I grew up there and now live in Virginia, so I have gone to the Baltimore, Gaithersburg, and National Book Festivals as well -- all were wonderful experiences!

It's sad to think how many festivals have had to cancel this year. I hope they will be able to safely take place next year, or at least by 2022.

San Diego Comic-Con made my list as well, as did the National Book Festival (again.)
July 21, 2020 at 4:09 PM
Anna said…
You've attended so many awesome book events! I am dying to go to BEA one year - I'm hoping in the next five years after the pandemic!

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July 21, 2020 at 9:44 PM
Deb Nance at Readerbuzz said…
I haven't been to any of the festivals you've attended, but I'd love to go to the National Book Festival. I am going to it this year, though it will be virtual.

I have been to two of the festivals on your wanna-go-to list, BookExpo and the Printers Row Festival. Loved both of them.
July 21, 2020 at 10:02 PM
Judy Krueger said…
I attended Book Expo America one year when it was held in Los Angeles. It was intense! I have also attended the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books many times. If I could go, I would love to go to the Hay Festival in Great Britain.
July 22, 2020 at 1:14 PM
Jessica at Booked J said…
Ahh, I'm finding out about so many great events/festivals that I hadn't previously! Here's to many more!
July 25, 2020 at 4:33 PM
Captivated Reader said…
I've been to the Bay Area Book Festival every year since its inception in 2015... with the exception of this year as it was cancelled for obvious reasons. It's a worthwhile book festival to visit.
July 26, 2020 at 9:05 PM
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