September 25, 2010

I attended the 10th Annual National Book Festival on the National Mall in Washington, DC on Saturday. It was a terrific day of celebrating authors and books. My personal highlight was getting Jonathan Franzen to sign "The Corrections" and "Freedom" for me. Franzen and I first met in 2006, when I was assigned "The Corrections" to read, discuss, and then write a paper on! While not my favorite novel, there is something about the story that I found fascinating. After hearing Franzen speak at the Book Festival, I became a fan, and promptly bought both books for him to sign! (I would suggest Robert Downey Jr. for the role of Chip.)