Book club members make up the majority of participants at the initial event. Backers hope it becomes an annual gathering. While many festivals that bring readers and authors together strive for volume — a little something for everyone — the first Beverly Hills Literary Escape made a point of being intimate, an experience that's at the root of how book club readers experience books. The event — which attracted a few hundred participants this weekend, mostly women — offered the chance for book club discussions with authors who generally appear at large literary festivals. Among those participating were Ethan Canin, Susan Straight and National Book Award winner Colum McCann, who accepted the inaugural Medici Book Prize on Sunday night before an audience of 250. Panels opened for audience participation and elegant lunches at venues such as Spago were accompanied by author discussions.
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