IT has been known to get a little festive now and again. We've also been known to pick up a book. So it should come as no surprise that we're hopping on the book festival bandwagon with both feet.
Just as the end of summer is a key time for film fest goers, autumn offers a healthy crop of opportunities for bibliophiles wishing to indulge their wanderlust. This post is too late to catch some of the season's earliest literary offerings (in Ottawa, San Francisco, Brisbane, Berlin, and Bali) but the weeks and months ahead boast many more to come. Both of your bloggers' hometowns will be getting their lit on in the coming weeks, as will Toronto, the Vegas Valley, and Banff. The Midwest is already awash with bookworms, with reading sprees currently underway in Chicago and Milwaukee. And for those who would cross the sea for a good read, there are upcoming literary gatherings in Perth, Scotland; Durham, UK; and balmy Antigua.
Though popular, fall doesn't have a monopoly on book fests. You can get up close and personal with your favorite authors (and their works) throughout the year, in a variety of top destinations. March boasts a handful, including New Orleans and Oxford. April will see the literati (including Vikram Seth, Germaine Greer, and V.S. Naipaul) descend on Jordan for the first ever Majestic Petra Festival. And breezes caused by thousands of turning pages will blow through Dublin and Prague in June, and Parati, Brazil in August. For a year-round slate of literary celebrations, your best bet is the UK, home of blockbuster book binges and petite poetry parties. So what are you waiting for? Pick a festival, and book your next trip!
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