The festival was held online for two years because of the pandemic
Now in its sixth year, the festival — with sponsors like KPBS and Topo Chico — featured roughly 100 authors, several independent book sellers and panels with authors. The festival was held online in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic.
Attendees and book sellers mingled in the university’s courtyards under sunny skies as the smell of fried food from food truck operators like Chef Budda Blasian Soul Food filled the air.Rebecca Au, of Rancho Bernardo, came to the event with her 5-year-old son Elliott and said she is always trying to expose him to books. In addition to going to the last in-person Festival of Books in 2019She said books open her son up to a world he doesn’t see on a daily basis.
Sotelo said comic convention crowds haven’t been the best for promoting the book because many comic fans have a set book — like Marvel’s “Thor” — they are interested in and are not necessarily looking for new work. Sotelo said the book festival crowd has been much better.In addition to up-and-coming authors, several big names were on hand to speak and sign autographs: Rep.
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