So who is going this year?! I‘m going. I‘m trying to start plotting and coming up with a game plan. I need to read all the books and see all the authors and get all the books signed.
Susanita I‘m volunteering. I‘ll learn my assignment in a couple weeks. Last year was a lot of fun! 6y
TheNextBook @Susanita Awesome! I‘ve never volunteered for a festival like this before. Keep us posted where you are assigned. 6y
tpixie @Bookworm83 & I are going! We need to have a #LitsyMeetUp!! I haven‘t gotten to read all the books I‘ve been wanting to read before hand!! Snap! @LitsyHappenings #LitsyHappenings #NationalBookFestival #NationalBookFestival2018 (edited) 6y
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tpixie @Wbabdullah FYI 6y
tpixie @Chrissyreadit FYI 6y
Chrissyreadit I‘m going. Let me know if we want to meet for dinner. I love The Book Festival. I will have teens and Mom with me but we are flexible. 6y
LDuffN I'm hoping to go, but it's also my 40th birthday weekend and I think my family has something up their sleeves. I went last year with my kids. Would love to go without them. 6y
tpixie @LDuffN 🍀🍀🍀 6y
tpixie @Unabridged FYI 6y
UnabridgedPod I‘ll be there! Can‘t wait—that‘s such a great event, and the authors this year are amazing. Let me know about plans, but I hesitate to commit (that‘s a getaway weekend for my husband and me, and he usually plans something). 6y
tpixie @Unabridged ok. I plan to be there all day! 6y
tpixie @Chrissyreadit I‘m hoping maybe dinner after it‘s all over! 6y
Chrissyreadit @tpixie @Unabridged @TheNextBook have you planned your speaker list? @Susanita that sounds like fun too! But I‘m looking forward to attending many of the speakers sessions. 6y
TheNextBook @Chrissyreadit I‘m planning to get there around noon and starting with Jacqueline Woodson. I still need to narrow everything else down. Especially since I want to try and get stuff signed too! 6y
Chrissyreadit @TheNextBook I‘m not sure how realistic my hopes are but I hope for any of the following: Native Poetry, Sonia Sotomayer, Ron Chernow, Justina Ireland, James McBride, and Isabelle Allende. 6y
UnabridgedPod @Chrissyreadit @tpixie @TheNextBook @Susanita I‘ve worked on my list, but I haven‘t finished—there are too many time slots when I want to see more one person! And there‘s no time for lunch—that‘s always an earth-shattering decision. 😂 6y
Chrissyreadit @TheNextBook @tpixie @Unabridged @Susanita have you explored the app? It has a networking tool for attendees. I wonder if that would help with opportunity to meet in some way. 6y
Chrissyreadit @Unabridged I completely agree! I know last year we realistically made it to two speakers and one signing. I am struggling for sure! 6y
tpixie @Susanita let us know where your ‘post‘ is!! 6y
tpixie @bookworm83 and I are going together and will likely be there the whole event since it‘s our 1st time. @Unabridged I‘ve got conflicts with my schedule too! @TheNextBook @Susanita I wonder if they let you bring in food? 6y
tpixie ALSO — @Unabridged @Susanita @Bookworm83 @TheNextBook @Chrissyreadit @MrBook somehow made a group on the Slack app for book expo , that‘s what we maybe need to do too! So we can communicate while there .... on Litsy I like #NationalBookFestival2018 ( or #NatBookFest2018 - last 2 yrs was just #NationalBookFestival) but on Twitter the official I think is #NatBookFest we need to use the same #!! Lol 😆 6y
Susanita @Chrissyreadit @tpixie @Unabridged I‘m supposed to know my assignment early next week. If I get a chance, I‘ll ask about outside food at the volunteer orientation session. The app is pretty helpful but doesn‘t seem to address that question. 6y
tpixie @Susanita thanks! Also I wonder if I can bring a backpack instead of a tote?! I couldn‘t find that either.. 6y
Chrissyreadit @tpixie they may search a backpack, but I read they were acceptable. We often eat lunch at the building- there are places to eat a few blocks away, but I do want to hear Isabelle Allende speak and she is on 6:20-7:20, so for me dinner could be before at the expo or after, but a later meal. I like #natbookfest2018 6y
tpixie @Chrissyreadit I have some late talks also I want to hear. Maybe I will need to bring a couple sandwiches! Thx re backpack 🎒 dinner after may be fun so we can all get together and talk about our experiences! 6y
Chrissyreadit @tpixie that sounds good to me. 6y
tpixie @Chrissyreadit ❤️ 6y
Bookworm83 @tpixie A Slack group is a great idea! 6y
Bookworm83 @tpixie @Unabridged @Susanita @TheNextBook @Chrissyreadit went ahead and set up a Slack account so we can start planning. Use the link below to join! https://join.slack.com/t/teamnbf2018/shared_invite/enQtNDIwNjM5NTM1MTI2LTM4YjM3Z... 6y
tpixie @Bookworm83 awesomeness! Thanks!! 6y
Chrissyreadit @Bookworm83 Thanks! I‘m all signed in! 6y
tpixie @Chrissyreadit and I think @unabridged is too! Yay! 6y
UnabridgedPod @tpixie 👍 6y
tpixie @Unabridged yay!! 6y
Wbabdullah Thank you @tpixie! Yes I plan to be there! Thank you for reminding me!!! 6y
Wbabdullah @TheNextBook ah Jacqueline Woodson! I gotta start planning now! 6y
MrBook @tpixie Slack's the way to go! 😊👍🏻👍🏻 6y
tpixie @MrBook thx!!! 6y
tpixie @Wbabdullah look at like above in @Bookworm83 ‘s post! Join our conversation on the Slack app!! 6y
tpixie @Merethebookgal and @KryssyB check out the link above to join the Slack group for festival goers! 6y
KryssyB @tpixie Thanks! I just joined the group. 6y
tpixie @KryssyB yay!! 6y
Wbabdullah @tpixie @Bookworm83 ok I‘m late to the party and just joined slack but I don‘t know how to access messages or do anything...find me if you can! I‘m lost in the slack world! 6y
Bookworm83 @Wbabdullah It looks like you successfully joined our Slack channel! Now you can just go ahead and jump on in the discussion! 6y
tpixie @Susanita @SqueakyChu @Aimeesue @JessNevertheless @Nitpickyabouttrains @NAM99 @Merethebookgal @jmtrivera Check out the link above to join the Slack group. We are hoping to also get together for dinner afterwards! @LDuffN - just in case! FYI (edited) 6y
tpixie @Wbabdullah ok. I‘ll send you a little welcome, see if you get it!! ( under #General- it is the thread we are all on) 6y
Cortg I just decided today to head down! The stars have finally alined for me to attend! I can‘t wait! 6y
Cortg @tpixie I joined the slack channel! Now I have to play around and learn how to use the app! Thanks! (edited) 6y
tpixie @Cortg WOot!! 6y
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