That might depend on whether he agrees to do a book signing which he has not at this point.
National Book Festival
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Not yet. When we have anything we can make public, we will do so.
Thanks for the response, look forward to hearing what this event entails.
So it's a ticketed event but having a ticket doesn't guarantee entry to the event? That's a bit odd. I didn't see any information about a signing. So I assume that won't be happening.
There will not be a signing but he will be pre-signing 400 books. I'm still waiting for their exact language about distribution. My contact there has let me know how they plan to do it but I don't want to get any of the process wrong when I pass it along. If you attended any of the events on the book tour, this will be a repeat of that other than the Library of Congress presentation for recognition of his work promoting literacy.
I'm probably going to take a pass on this one having seen King twice already this year and being lucky enough to get a signed EOW copy (or three). I also see trouble brewing with a ticketing process that out sells the event. That means you not only need a ticket, but likely will have to stand in line for hours to ensure entry. And some people with tickets will be out of luck. Not happy campers. But the book festival itself is a lot of fun and usually carried on CSPAN for those who don't want to fight the traffic and heat.
I called and no one had a good answer for me on how to obtain these tickets, I left a message with someone that was supposed to be vetting these questions. Says the tickets will be distributed electronically Sept. 14th but no info on how to get on a list for that. Also as pointed out the whole a ticket don't guarantee entry is a bit concerning, why have tickets if they at the very least don't guarantee your spot? I would hate to miss out on something so close to me because the webpage is confusing.
Also no mention of signed books on the webpage of the event. Any Idea Ms. Mod what book will be signed? The most current or??
The plan at the moment is that it will be End of Watch.
I'm still waiting to hear back from the folks at the Festival regarding the distribution of the tickets and how attendees would be eligible for one of the signed books. They were supposed to be having a meeting with a ticket vendor earlier this week to work out the details but no word yet on whether they've got that all figured out.
It seems unlikely they could come up with 400 hard copies of any other book except the most recent unless King has a warehouse full of his older books. So that is what I had assumed. Thanks again for all the updates. Much appreciated.
We do, but that's not where they're coming from in any case.
Thanks for the responses. I guess I will just have to keep an ear out for more info.
How cool would it be to have 400 random titles that spans all his works signed and given out, possibly shrink wrapped in black or something of that nature so no one knew what they were getting until it was in hand. That would be pretty f.n awesome.
Wishful thinking I suppose.
We do, but that's not where they're coming from in any case.
And who has the key to this warehouse and where is it located!! haha,
And who has the key to this warehouse and where is it located!! haha,
Is anyone else having trouble loading the press release for tickets? I can't even access the festival website.
If anyone can message me the details, I would greatly appreciate it. I'm planning to attend the festival.
I don't think the details about ordering them on September 14th is out there yet. Last week they were still trying to work out some of the logistics.