It's fun going on a shopping spree. It's especially fun going on a shopping spree at a book festival - it's Paradise!! (yes, first experience, please forgive...).
So, when Patricia told me of the Book Festival in Leuven, I knew I would have a great time. Quite close to home, plenty of space for whatever one can imagine about books. I was prepared however: I had one sturdy bag with me for any heavy coffee-table books, and a couple of linen bags for the rest.
I can only recommend this experience. The vastness that is a book festival and the variety of books - not to mention the prices, which are really very low - make it worth the while getting up early in the morning and setting out for the excursion. The excellent organisation as well of such an endeavour means that there is a book trolley at my disposal and plenty of space to walk around at ease and browse the titles. And that's how I got my first loot! Very good experience, to be repeated as soon as possible!
For literary purposes, I got Ian Rankin's Watchman, Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls and Maggie O'Farrell's The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox. For my other interests, I got a book on Indian Cooking and Nicky Epstein's Signature Scarves - Dazzling designs to knit.
I am so glad you enjoyed it. Mark it on your calendar for next year :)
ReplyDeleteWas it the Boekenfestijn? I usually go every year when they pass by Brussels. http://thesleeplessreader.com/2011/12/06/book-festival-loot-2011/
ReplyDeletealso noted in the agenda!!! let's plan this!
DeleteWhat a great haul. I would have bought all of those books too! I've never been to a book festival before, what a pity it's so far from me otherwise I'd mark it in my calendar too.
ReplyDeletebook festivals is THE place to walk around tons of literature and other books, I wholeheartedly recommend this!
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