Books and Circuses

This weekend was the National Book Fest and I got there at ten so I could see Daniel Nayeri. I got to the room a bit early and so saw the tail end of Lauren Tarshis's interview, including the audience portion where a kid asked, "Which book were you least excited to write and which book was your editor least excited about?" This was a standout question. Applause young child. Tarshis said that…