Book Signing Last Night

Had a great time at the Agawam Public Library for their READLocal event. Ten of eleven local authors showed up. The tables were arranged in an open-ended rectangle around the library's community room with refreshments at the "open end."There was seating for visitors in the center area plus a display of their summer reading program featured books.. Partners Restaurant provided fresh fruit, a veggie platter and dips, crackers and cheese, and cookies. There was also a delicious punch.

I took My Magical Life along and had fun talking to everyone who attended the event- and it was well-attended!. I heard a lot of stories about black cats (but, like my late black cat Fantomas, none of these peoples' cats could talk like Jazz either!!)

I think I brought home more books than I sold (haha!)because for the first hour during set up we could meet the other authors, chat with them about their books and buy their books...and there were a lot of great books featured there last night. I brought home books by UMASS history professor Gerald W. McFarland (A Scattered People-An American Family Moves West) because part of this book takes place in Southwick and Westfield-where I live, two books by Robert T. McMaster (Trolley Days and The Dyeing Room) as these books are set in Holyoke, just over the mountain from where I live- and I'll watch for Noah's Raven that will be released this coming fall), and Life's Garden by V.C. Russell (poetry) to name a few. I already had Marcy Robitaille's book but got to meet the man from Southwick, MA who got her late daughter's heart via the Organ Donor program. I also had a lively conversation with fantasy author Matt Norris who was there with his huge first novel Wars and Rumors of Wars. I was seated next to Linda Cardillo of Longmeadow, MA who had The Unseen Road with her. I also had a chance to meet Gail Olmstead, Tim Parker, and Jacqueline Sheehan.

A big thanks to the Agawam Public Library, Wendy McAnanama and her staff for organizing this event. They were very helpful, very friendly, and well-organized.