Hello, Richmond!: My First Book Signing!

Greetings from Richmond! The fabulous Kelly of Fountain Bookstore and the lovely Susan, blogger extraordinaire at Wastepaper Prose, were kind enough to invite me to Virginia’s capital for my very first ILLUMINATE signing. Hurrah! So, with my sister Karen as my travel pal, I hopped on the train down from DC for a fun-filled day spent chatting with readers, signing books and roaming Richmond.

The Fountain is fantastic and I’m dying to go back: it’s the kind of perfect, cozy shop you fall in love with instantly and never want to leave. And I’m not just saying that because they had this fun banner outside….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m a big Richmond fan now too: After the signing Karen and I strolled the city streets, grabbed a bite at this adorable little loungey cafe….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

…and we even crashed a wedding. (We didn’t mean to but the gorgeous train station was playing host to a reception and our train was delayed. Cheers to the happy couple!)

On the way home, I turned the train into my office and put Karen to work reading pages of ILLUMINATE’s sequel as fast as I could edit them. (More on that later!)

Thank you to Kelly, Susan and the Richmond readers for making my first signing such a blast!

PS: If you’re in the market for a signed copy of ILLUMINATE, you can order from Fountain here!