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| Largest Book Festival |
Edinburgh is home to the largest public celebration of the written word in the world. Every August, over 700 writers from across the planet gather together to rub shoulders with international audiences. Lucky Beth, she has been able to book tickets to listen to several authors. As someone who spent her career teaching English by having high school students rely to a great extent on the benefits of reading (very effective), as some who reads countless books a month (historical fiction is her favorite), as someone who has filled/overfilled all bookshelves in our house (most shelves have double rows), and as someone who needs an extra suitcase for the trip home because of all of the recently purchased books (not traveling light), she is having a wonderful time.
No surprise that Edinburgh hosts this book festival, the city was named as a UNESCO City of Literature two decades ago. She recently saw author Anthony Horowitz talk about his third James Bond thriller, With a Mind to Kill. It is a high-octane tale where 007 is accused of M’s murder (original James Bond author Ian Fleming chose Horowitz to write more James Bond books). Beth said he was the most well-spoken author she has had the pleasure of listening to.
