Lit fest zoo: Readers, lounge lizards, and writerly creature

Members of this sub-species attend lit fests in vast numbers. They spend their own money on transport, book themselves into hotels, pay for their own food and drink. Not for them the magic touch of the delegate's badge. They also ask memorable questions during the Q/A segment at the end of sessions. One of them once asked British writer, Hanif Kureishi, apropos of nothing his view on circumcision. Kureishi's response? 'Blimey, what a country!'