I like that idea a lot. One thing lacking at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is a strong Christian presence. It would be great to go "coast to coast" with Los Angeles and Miami!

I forgot to mention that the Festival of Books is free to attendees, but parking at UCLA is $8.

Mike - I wanted to encourage you and the industry as a whole that this type of consumer driven show can work and work tremendously. As you know, I lived in southern California for years, and one of the highlights of the year for me is the Festival of Books held on the last weekend of April at UCLA. It is amazing to see publishers, retailers, and consumers massing at the UCLA campus to celebrate books and reading. It is really something else. And even though we moved to Arizona, my 15 year old son and I are going back. It's something we plan on doing every year. The link for info is <a href="http://www.latimes.com/fob" target="_blank">www.latimes.com/fob (the stages and panels are not yet set for 2009, but I believe you can see who was there in 2008). Blessings to you. Ron