One of my favorite experiences in my entire career: It was such a thrill to be able to speak at the Hay Festival (May 2019), “Reading in an Age of Digital Distraction.” I loved everything about the Hay Festival. Books, readers, writers, bibliophiles as far as the eye could see. A couple of snapshots via social media:
The @hayfestival was of one of the most wonderful, stimulating experiences I’ve had during all of my time in the UK and I hope all of my bibliophile friends will get a chance to experience it! #hayfestival #MondayMotivation #Books pic.twitter.com/1LZ4osPa9X
— Tyler Shores (@tylershores) June 3, 2019
I loved the Hay Festival chalkboard art.
My @hayfestival talk on print/digital reading got a chalkboard art — and it was so cool! #hayfestival #hayfestival2019 #SundayFunday pic.twitter.com/cLj636TLit
— Tyler Shores (@tylershores) June 2, 2019
Here is a link to the event and recording.
Here is a link from the University of Cambridge homepage on the many other interesting events at the Hay Festival.
And one of my favorite parts, a brief quote from myself from WIRED: