The Festival of Books is a paradise for bibliophiles | Columnists - The San Diego Union-Tribune

The Liberty Station event on Aug. 24 will be a grand celebration of reading, says Richard Lederer, named International Punster of the Year and Toastmasters International’s Golden Gavel winner.

Linda Howley entertains the crowd at the Children’s Pavilion at a previous festival.
Photo: Eduardo Contreras / San Diego Union-Tribune file

Enjoy these four lines of wisdom written by San Diego’s own Dr. Seuss:
The more that you read,
The more that you know.
The more that you learn,
The more places you’ll go.

In other words, books prepare you for adventure without your making reservations or taking suitcases. Or as Emily Dickinson wrote, “How frugal is the chariot that bears a human soul.”

A week from today, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., the Union-Tribune will launch our city’s third annual Festival of Books. The celebration will be at 2620 Truxtun Road, Liberty Station, in Point Loma. Along with a galaxy of local authors, I’ll be signing my books in Author Alley. I’d love to meet you there.

The Festival of Books connects San Diego-area readers, booksellers, authors and businesses with their common love of the written word. For details about authors, exhibitors, book stores, panels, children’s activities, music and food please take a tour of the special section about the festival in tomorrow’s paper...

Books live. Books endure and prevail. Books are humanity in print. Books are the diary of the human race. By entering books, we become all that we have read.
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Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune