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Tucson Festival of Books now 4th largest in U.S.
By Taylor Stevens, BIO5 Institute / August 11, 2010
What do Miami, LA, our nation's capital and Tucson all have in common? Each city hosts one of America's largest book festivals. Yes, so far, the 2010 Tucson Festival of Books is the 4th largest book festival in the U.S.
The Tucson Festival of Books drew an estimated 80,000 passionate readers and 450 dedicated authors in just two days (March 14-15, 2010). See how Tucson stacks up to the top ten book festivals in the country, and their last reported attendance figures:
1. Miami Book Festival International
- 8 days
- 300+ authors
- 250,000 attendees
- www.miamibookfair.com
2. National Book Festival
- 1 day
- 60+ authors
- 130,000 attendees
- www.loc.gov/bookfest
3. Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
- 2 days
- 400 authors
- 130,000 attendees
- events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks
4. Tucson Festival of Books
- 2 days
- 450 authors
- 80,000 attendees
- tucsonfestivalofbooks.org
5. AJC Decatur Book Festival
- 3 days
- 300 authors
- 65,000-70,000 attendees
- www.decaturbookfestival.com
6. Texas Book Festival
- 2 days
- 219 authors
- 35,000-40,000 attendees
- www.texasbookfestival.org
7. Chicago's Printers Row
- 2 days
- 150+ authors
- 90, 000 attendees
- featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/printers-row/printers-row-lit-fest.html
8. Louisiana Book Festival
- 1 day
- 190 authors
- 25,000+ attendees (figures from 2009 - sadly, their 2010 book festival is cancelled.)
- www.louisianabookfestival.org
9. Brooklyn Heights Book Festival
- 1 day
- 100+ authors
- 30,000 attendees
- www.brooklynbookfestival.org
10. Wisconsin Book Festival
- 5 days
- 150 authors
- 15,000 attendees
- www.wisconsinbookfestival.org
Here's what several visitors had to say about their experience:
Suzanne Stevens says, "It is a book lover's dream to come here and see all the different genres in one location."
On Twitter, @Brenda_Nova says "Tucson Festival of Books was HUGE event. First class all the way. Was great to bask in the sunshine."
@tucsonkathy also says "TFOB, what a great sight to see. The children's section is just jammed. Future readers of America."
Tucson author Janni Lee Simner said, "I was struck by how at the Festival I ran into people I know from a range of different communities in Tucson instead of any one community. The festival brings together attendees from throughout Tucson (and beyond)… It's an event focused on books that's bringing us all together is even better"
Mark your calendar to join the fun March 12-13, 2011.
Taylor Stevens, age 16, is a Summer Intern at the BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona.
festivalofbooks.org
