The Greenaway at the Book Festival

I'll admit the weather in Edinburgh has been mostly dreich this summer, with only a few rare sunny days. Saturday's outing was one of them. Sunday's, on the other hand, was back to the rain and an unseasonal cold front. I almost didn't go, as it was raining cats and dogs when I left the flat. But I had a ticket to the Kate Greenaway panel at the Edinburgh Book Festival and I really didn't want to miss it.
     I'm so glad I went because it seemed the majority of those who did make it were simply a big group of hard-core illustrators. They were on stage - Debi Gliori, writer Nicola Davies, and Petr Horacek (who I interviewed on my blog HERE).      And they were in the audience: Me, Boris Lee, Hannah Sanguinetti, Kate Leiper, and Jill Calder. I also ran into Vivian French on my way out. (Do click on the links for all these folks as there was some amazing talent there!)
     This is what I love about the book festival. I always run into friends, and make new ones. I do wish the weather had been nicer, as I would have done a lot more hanging out to see who I see, and perhaps get to know some of the teachers and librarians who have the fun jobs to moderate the panels. But even so, the book festival is always a great chance to connect with people who I share this crazy book passion with. I look forward to next year! (When I'll have two books out, and who knows, maybe I'll get to be onstage myself! Fingers crossed!)