Hollywood Book Festival

Hollywood Book Festival is an annual book festival in Hollywood, California.
The festival honors books that deserve greater recognition from the film, television, video gaming and multimedia communities. The book festival is the only publishing festival geared toward adapting print into different media.
The Hollywood Book Festival includes an awards ceremony and a daytime festival. It has been in existence since 2006. 
One part of the 2006 festival was a reading by author, actress and musician Pamela Des Barres, best known for her top-selling book, "."
Winners from 2006 include "Up Up and Oy Vey" by Simcha Weinstein, a study of Jewish super heroes and their creators that won the non-fiction category; "Marcello The Movie Mouse" by Liz Hockinson and Kathryn Otoshi, a tale of a furry fan of flicks and the winner of the children's book category; and "My Sister's Wedding" by Hannah R. Goodman, winner of the teenage category.
The 2007 Hollywood Book Festival grand prize winner was Will Clarke's "The Worthy: A Ghost's Story." The award was presented by author/actress Michelle Dominguez Greene on Saturday, July 28 at Barnsdall Art Park in Hollywood. The event featured author readings, vendor booths, clowns, face-painting, live music, book publishing panels and book signings.
The 2008 Hollywood Book Festival was held on July 11–12 at The Grove at Farmers Market.