Around the country there are a variety of book festivals which bring authors and readers together. Book festivals are different than literary festivals which are intended for writers instead of readers. They are opportunities for authors to promote and market their book directly to their audience. Readers find them celebrations of their favorite books and authors with readings, signings, presentations, special events, and performances. While some have prematurely declared the book is dead, there is little doubt book festivals are alive and thriving. From the Atlanta Journal Constitution Decatur Book Festival in Georgia to Wordstock in Oregon, there are plenty of festivals for an author to consider in their marketing plans. Ann Marie Ackermann was featured at the Gaithersburg Book Festival in May this year. She received an invitation from the mayor of Gaithersburg after she had contacted him in her efforts to find the descendants of the German immigrant who helped solve the murder case in her new book, Death of an Assassin. Jud Ashman, the mayor of Gaithersburg, also started the local book festival in 2010. When Ashman learned Ackermann had published a book with a connection to Gaithersburg, he invited her to present at the festival. The mayor of Bonnigheim, the German town where the murder occurred, accompanied Ackermann to Gaithersburg for the book festival. You can find a book festival near you at the American Writers Museum site here. The BookReporter also has a list of book festivals organized by month. There are children’s book festivals,…
Book festivals are celebrations of reading and writing and they bring authors face to face with their audiences. Don’t overlook them in your marketing plan as you will find they are a wonderful way to meet your readers and market your books. Like rock concerts and music festivals to recording artists, book festivals are the performance highlights to any author’s book tour. Autumn and book… [Read More]
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