"I've spent my whole adult life chasing the high of a Scholastic Book Fair." - @merman_melville
"U kno when u get a whiff of something and ur like ah yes this smells exactly like the scholastic book fair of 2008 in the afternoon on octob—" - @ilovedogs123
"[wedding]
'and now the groom will read his vows'
me: you make every day feel like a scholastic book fair" - @elleryonline
We've seen viral post after viral post about how much people love — and love reminiscing about — the Scholastic Book Fair. But what makes it so memorable?
This week, we set out to record some of the magic.
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Guests:
- Brooke Huerter is a sophomore at Marquette University
- Kwazi Henderson is a software engineer from Austin, Texas
- Alan Boyko is the president of Scholastic Book Fairs
- Kevin Stange is a truck driver for Scholastic Book Fairs
- Theresa Thompson is a library media specialist at Eastside Elementary School in Rogers, AR
- Nancy Holodak is the Head of the Lower School at Rumson Country Day School
- Jayne Geiger is the Head of School at Rumson Country Day School
Special thanks:
- Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl
- Sound mix and recording by Daniel Jordan
- Edited by Mackenzie Cutruzzula
- Produced by Emily Morrow