By all accounts, there are people out there who like to read. People who buy books and go out in all kinds of weather to listen to the writers of those books talk about books.Not a spare ticket could be had for those late arrivals who wanted to hear acclaimed children's author Neil Gaiman speak. Group discussions were at capacity, and book vendors felt like it was the Christmas shopping season all over again.
The Tribune's annual festival of books has been described as a success, but for that success to continue, more readers must be developed and a love of good books cultivated.
Jeff Raden and Audry Grahame have answered the call.
Two years ago, they began an on-line romance that blossomed through a mutual love of books.
On Saturday, the pair tied the knot at the Printer's Row LitFest, the site of their first date.
Their wedding program was shaped like a book mark and the bride's bouquet was made of book pages folded into blossom shapes. Can't do that with a Kindle.
A home filled with books, and how can their children not become enamored with the printed page? So much exposure, so much parental influence, and young minds will be molded into the minds of readers, the next generation of book lovers.
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