Hollywood Book Festival
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Hollywood Book Festival is an annual book festival
in Hollywood, California
. The festival honors books that deserve greater recognition from the film, television, video gaming
and multimedia communities. The book festival is the only publishing festival geared toward adapting print into different media.
The Hollywood Book Festival, which includes an awards ceremony and daytime festival, has been in existence since 2006. That year, author Henry Baum's North of Sunset, a gripping saga of murder, mayhem and double-crossing set in the Hollywood landscape, took home the competition's top prize, which he accepted before a packed house at the Tangier restaurant in Hollywood.
Among that evening’s highlights was a reading by author, actress and musician Pamela Des Barres
, best known for her top-selling book, I’m With The Band.
Other winners from 2006 include Up Up and Oy Vey
by Simcha Weinstein, a study of Jewish super heroes and their creators that won the non-fiction
category; Marcello The Movie Mouse by Liz Hockinson and Kathryn Otoshi, a tale of a furry fan of flicks and the winner of the children's book category; and My Sister's Wedding by Hannah R. Goodman, winner of the teenage category.
The 2007 Hollywood Book Festival grand prize winner was Will Clarke
's The Worthy: A Ghost's Story. The award was presented by author/actress Michelle Dominguez Greene on Saturday, July 28 at Barnsdall Art Park
in Hollywood. The event featured author readings, vendor booths, clowns, face-painting, live music
, book publishing
panels and book signings.
The 2008 Hollywood Book Festival was held on July 11–12 at The Grove at Farmers Market
.
Literary festival
A literary festival, also known as a book festival or writers' festival, is a regular gathering of writers and readers, typically on an annual basis in a particular city...
in Hollywood, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The festival honors books that deserve greater recognition from the film, television, video gaming
Computer and video games
A video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device, but following popularization of the term "video game", it now implies any type of...
and multimedia communities. The book festival is the only publishing festival geared toward adapting print into different media.
The Hollywood Book Festival, which includes an awards ceremony and daytime festival, has been in existence since 2006. That year, author Henry Baum's North of Sunset, a gripping saga of murder, mayhem and double-crossing set in the Hollywood landscape, took home the competition's top prize, which he accepted before a packed house at the Tangier restaurant in Hollywood.
Among that evening’s highlights was a reading by author, actress and musician Pamela Des Barres
Pamela Des Barres
Pamela Des Barres aka Miss Pamela is a former rock 'n' roll groupie, author, and magazine writer.- Early life :...
, best known for her top-selling book, I’m With The Band.
Other winners from 2006 include Up Up and Oy Vey
Up, Up and Oy Vey
Up Up and Oy Vey : How Jewish History, Culture and Values Shaped the Comic Book Superhero is a book by Rabbi Simcha Weinstein.In the book, Weinstein contends that because the creators of many famous superheroes, such as Superman, were Jewish, those superheroes were inspired by Jewish values and...
by Simcha Weinstein, a study of Jewish super heroes and their creators that won the non-fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
category; Marcello The Movie Mouse by Liz Hockinson and Kathryn Otoshi, a tale of a furry fan of flicks and the winner of the children's book category; and My Sister's Wedding by Hannah R. Goodman, winner of the teenage category.
The 2007 Hollywood Book Festival grand prize winner was Will Clarke
Will Clarke
Will Clarke is an American novelist who is the author of Lord Vishnu's Love Handles: A Spy Novel and The Worthy: A Ghost's Story....
's The Worthy: A Ghost's Story. The award was presented by author/actress Michelle Dominguez Greene on Saturday, July 28 at Barnsdall Art Park
Barnsdall Art Park
The Barnsdall Art Park has as its mission the presentation, promotion, enrichment, and development of the arts and artists of the Los Angeles region in all its cultural diversity...
in Hollywood. The event featured author readings, vendor booths, clowns, face-painting, live music
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
, book publishing
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
panels and book signings.
The 2008 Hollywood Book Festival was held on July 11–12 at The Grove at Farmers Market
The Grove at Farmers Market
The Grove is a retail and entertainment complex in Los Angeles, California, built, owned, and operated by Rick J. Caruso and his company Caruso Affiliated on parts of the historical Farmers Market.-History:...
.