Jaipur Literary Festival Takes Boulder
29 Aug 2018
Festival brings lineup of international and local authors
By Kerry Parry The ZEE Jaipur Literary Festival, the largest free literary festival in the world, returns to Boulder Sept. 21-23 for the fourth year in a row, bringing with it a lineup of international and local authors and a spirit of reflection. “People really love coming together to be exposed to and discuss issues of deep meaning,” says Jessie Friedman, executive director of the Jaipur Literary Festival of Colorado. “People crave depth.” She adds that attendees of the JLF “are just glowing.” The glow comes from bringing people into conversations with one another to, as Friedman puts it, “celebrate the written word and humanity.”The festival takes place at the downtown Boulder Public Library. The public is welcome to attend this free festival; please register at jaipurliteraturefestival.org/boulder.Friedman’s enthusiasm and hope for humanity helped the world-renowned literary festival select Boulder as its U.S. home, beating other contenders like Chicago, New York City and Atlanta. Friedman had been in India when she came across the festival and was “just blown away.” The event draws a half million participants in India. She found it meaningful when she witnessed thousands of schoolchildren getting the opportunity to ask questions of Pulitzer Prize winners.
