The Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading has 30 candles on the cake in 2022, and for books editor Colette Bancroft, that says something special about the city.
“I think it shows that St. Petersburg has, for a very long time, been a supporter of literacy, of reading, of authors,” says Bancroft, who’s been in charge of the reading, chatting and signing event since 2007. “The audience has been steady over three decades. And that’s pretty amazing.
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