Love, Love, Love…. this festival.
The sun is shining, tropical palms wave in the breeze, the Radisson Resort welcoming … and there’re friends, friends, friends.
We head for the pool – author Deborah Abela and picture book author Frances Watts were splashing around. So was author Felice Arena. I swim 20 laps and relax in the jacuzzi.
We had a great welcome from Festival Director Andrea Lewis, Deputy Headmaster Michael Brohier and Festival programmer Karen Mackie and a fabulous dinner.
Caught up with so many cool authors and illustrators:-
Oliver Phommavanh – Thai -riffic!!!!; Con- Nerd and new book coming – huge success
Karen Brooks – fabulous fantasy author
Jacqueline Harvey -author of the run away success Alice Miranda
Michael Wagner -watch out for hilarious Maxx Rumble series
Leigh Hobbs -iconic illustrator and creator of Old Tom, Horrible Harriet and Mr Chicken
….. and hamming it up authors Tristan Bancks and James Roy ….watch this space for more

National year of reading 2012, Ambassadors at Somerset Festival are Susanne Gervay, Deborah Abela, Felice Arena
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