Saturday, 10 May 2025

Authors speak out against failed US book festival: ‘shattered badges and silence’

quote [ Grace Marsceau promised to pack A Million Lives event. Authors arrived to empty rooms, unpaid bills and no decor ]

There's a festival needs planning
[SFW] [literature] [+3 WTF]
[by ScoobySnacks@5:00amGMT]

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gendo666 said @ 3:44am GMT on 12th May [Score:1 Good]
A bunch of my writer friends had not heard about this.
- and were relieved.
damnit said @ 3:12am GMT on 12th May
I saw a tiktok where a girl's roommate sold their Cowboy Carter tickets to fly and attend this book festival.
mechanical contrivance said @ 4:20pm GMT on 12th May
If I could choose between a concert and a book festival, I'd choose the concert, and I'm a big reader.

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