[lbo-talk] LA vs. NY

Dennis Claxton ddclaxton at earthlink.net
Wed Apr 26 13:40:44 PDT 2006


Doug wrote:


>I haven't posted this in a couple of years, but damn, it's good.

Yes it is. I remember this from before. And speaking of her observation


>"One highly suspect factoid often used to
>substantiate this idea has it that Los Angeles
>represents "the largest book market of any city in the United States".

This is still rearing it's annoying head. The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is this weekend. This is from the Times website:


>Come join us at the 11th Annual Los Angeles
>Times Festival of Books. Free to the public, it
>occurs the last weekend in April ­ Saturday,
>April 29 10am-6pm and Sunday, April 30 10am-5pm
>­ and offers something for all ages and
>interests. Every year, it adds up to be
>America's largest and grandest literary event


>
>131,000+ Passionate Readers
>370+ Famous Authors
>300+ Popular Exhibitors
>900+ Loyal Volunteers
>6 Exciting Stages
>2 Interactive Children’s Areas



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