Views of the Neighborhood – Galveston Book Festival

~ John W. Howell

Yesterday I was in Galveston for their Book Festival. I had to drive 41/2 hours. Such is the life of an Island dweller. Everything is hours away.

Galveston Book Fair

It was two lane road the whole way. This garbage truck in front of me was my best friend for twenty miles. He kept me from exceeding the speed limit. In fact, he was so concerned he held me at least five miles per hour under the whole way.

The Festival is in the grade school.

Here is the setup. You can tell we are in the gym by the doors.

I thought I would take a shot without the doors

Would you buy a book from this guy?

A view of the other setups around me.

More booths

Here is a far away shot of my booth.

Happy book lovers.

Final shot. Now for another 41/2 hours back to the island.

98 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Galveston Book Festival”

  4. Terrific setup and great photos – especially of the thriller writer. Thank yous go to the truck driver who kept you safe. LOL. I know Galveston was hit badly by Harvey, it’s good to see that life is returning.

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    1. Thank you, Gwen. Galveston seems to be doing well. I did not see any damage. Yes thanks to the garbage truck driver. At the minimum he might have saved me a fine. 😀

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  5. Of course I’d buy a book from that guy. As long as I got one of the fish (love those things). I hope it went well.

    Did you get “that feeling” walking into an elementary school?

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  6. “Would you buy a book from this guy?” What a great caption…I laughed out loud when I read it. Of course I would! I think you had the best looking booth, John. I’m curious did people go for the Swedish fish? The box caught my eye in the first shot. Happy Sunday! Rest up!

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  8. Well done, John. Very professional. Could we expect any less?

    But I dunno about Swedish fish, I’ve tried the fish that the Scandinavian Lutherans sell around here. Codfish soaked in lye? Really?

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  9. Looks like it was a great event. Were the Swedish Fish for you or for the customers? Hopefully you didn’t have to share the road with a garbage truck on the ride home!

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  10. You had easily the best set-up, John! (Visuals there in compact closeness at eye level – good planning!) Hope I’m assuming correctly: you had a Willett/Rocks upon returning to the island! Or, a nap! In any event, hope all went well – and safely! ♥

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  11. Good morning, John,
    Maybe swimming would have been faster than driving?! 😀
    Well, even if I had known about this interesting venue it would have been “a tad” too far for me to drive there. 😉
    Talking of Galveston: we’ll be there for the Tall Ship Challenge at the beginning of April. The Tall Ship Parade coincides with my birthday on April 5, and we’ll be on board the schooner ‘When and If” for the parade. What a perfect birthday present my wife gave this “old salt”! 🙂 Oh, I’m so much looking forward to that event. Well, not exactly because it adds anopther year to my lifetime. 😀 We’ll be there for a few more days and we’ll surely enjoy our stay.
    Have a wonderful Sunday,
    Pit

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  14. Nicely done – you had a very attractive booth set-up, Mr. John. Yes, I’d buy a book from that guy and hopefully have a nice chat too! Funny, I spent 40 years in three high schools (35 as a teacher) and to this day I don’t feel comfortable walking into any school. Glad to be gone? Youbetcha!

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  18. A real happenin’ book festival and your books are front and center. Impossible to miss. Outstanding, John. Hope you had a favorable return after all that driving. No garbage truck on the way back, I hope. 😀

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  19. Great looking set-up and a good location. You certainly seemed to stand out from the crowd. I hope many chose to by a book from that man. That drive to Galveston the back way is not fun. Glad you made it back safely!

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  20. I hope it was a fun time, John, and worth it–by selling books and/or making new friends! Why are you so far from Galveston? I didn’t picture that. So are you way south of Galveston? Is your weather a lot different or not? Always with the questions!

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  22. Great setup, John! Looks like a wonderful event. I’m sure you lured them in with those Swedish Fish.😘 I love those things. Your booth looks beautiful. I hope you sold a lot of books.😊

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  30. You mean you had to FEED them, too?? Gee, the things they force authors to do nowadays, just to sell a few books! Seriously, I hope it was a success, John (and you ditched the garbage truck for the ride home!)

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