Ghost Word reports on last weekend’s inaugural Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival. Here’s a snippet:
Was this conference worth $500 a ticket? Clearly, most of those attendees didn’t have to think twice about the price. Most were in their 60s or 70s and obviously very wealthy. There were many women with beautifully coiffed blonde hair and fingers and wrists decked in diamonds and gold. I saw a lot of Chanel, Burberry and other designer goods. The authors were more poorly dressed than the attendees. They looked very happy to spend a few days in sunny Carmel.
On a positive note, these people clearly love books and were delighted to meet so many authors. They were buying four to six books at a time…
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