第22届路易斯安那图书节在巴吞鲁日举行：200多位作家到场、免费开放
路易斯安那州东巴吞鲁日堂区巴吞鲁日市（Baton Rouge），第22届路易斯安那图书节10月31日上午9时至下午4时在市中心举行，活动地点包括州立图书馆、州议会公园博物馆及周边地区，免费向公众开放。
州图书馆方面介绍，本届图书节有200多位路易斯安那州作家、诗人和主讲人到场，通过小组讨论、节目与签售活动与读者交流，涵盖20多个文学类型，预计吸引约2万名来自本州与全国各地的爱书人参加。副州长 Billy Nungesser 表示，图书节被广泛认为是全美十大单日图书节之一。
亮点包括由路易斯安那州桂冠诗人 Gina Ferrara 主持的全天诗歌活动，以及深受欢迎的按需作诗环节——作家们在州图书馆大厅用古董打字机为读者现场创作免费的个性化诗作。组委会还向畅销言情小说作家 Farrah Rochon 颁发路易斯安那作家奖，并举行颁奖仪式与对谈。此外，首部新奥尔良音乐偶像 Irma Thomas 传记也在本届图书节首发，Thomas 本人与作者一同出席。
图书节自2002年创办，旨在推广阅读、庆祝路易斯安那州丰富的文学传统，现已发展为全国领先的文学活动之一。
22nd Louisiana Book Festival Draws 200-Plus Authors to Baton Rouge, Free to Public
BATON ROUGE, La. — The 22nd Louisiana Book Festival took place downtown on October 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., centered on the State Library of Louisiana and the Capitol Park Museum, and free to the public.
Organizers said more than 200 Louisiana authors, poets and presenters took part in panel discussions, programs and book signings spanning more than 20 literary genres, with about 20,000 book lovers from Louisiana and across the country expected. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser noted the festival is widely considered one of the top 10 one-day book festivals in America.
Highlights included a full day of poetry hosted by Louisiana Poet Laureate Gina Ferrara and the popular poetry-on-demand program, where writers compose free personalized poems for visitors on antique typewriters in the State Library lobby. The festival presented its Louisiana Writer Award to bestselling romance author Farrah Rochon, with a ceremony and conversation. The first biography of New Orleans music icon Irma Thomas also launched at the festival, with Thomas appearing alongside the author.
Founded in 2002 to promote reading and celebrate Louisiana's literary tradition, the festival has grown into one of the nation's leading literary events.
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图片来源：图：Downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana from Tiger Stadium (LSU)。Spatms 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana from Tiger Stadium (LSU). By Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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