When COVID-19 hit the world in the spring of 2020, it affected authors as well, a fact that often surprises people when I mention it.  Some authors (like me) sell primarily online, but there are plenty of authors who count on book festivals and in-person events for the bulk of their sales.  As the quarantine came to town, the book festivals, those wonderful interactive events where you can stop and chat while having an author sign their book for you, came to an abrupt halt along with all the oth...