Just back from three hectic days at the Turriff Book Festival, where I was running six (count ‘em, six) events. The events took place in schools and in the excellent Turriff Library, and I had great fun speaking to the kids, meeting the festival organisers, and scoffing cake.
It’s always nice to meet people who are as passionate about children’s books as I am, and Marion and the other organisers of the festival were definitely that. All involved genuinely care about getting kids reading, and long may they continue to receive the funding to do what they do.
While at the festival, I met Alexander Gordon Smith, author of – among other things – the Furnace series. We didn’t get much time to chat, but from the few minutes we had to chat it was clear we have a lot in common, including our love of writing, our fondness of skipping off work to play the PlayStation, and our tendency to carry large, stuffed animals with us at all times…
Back row (L to R) Barry, Gordon. Front row (L to R) A giraffe and a horse
Before I left, we managed to get a photo taken to mark the historic meeting.
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