Three cheers for SIBA

In Naples, Florida, at the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance trade show ... I handed out purple Mardi Gras beads all day and invited people to my book signing late this afternoon and tomorrow during the Moveable Feast authors panel. It was a treat to see so many people walking around the show floor wearing purple beads! ... I've really enjoyed getting to meet these indie booksellers. They are so enthusiastic about books and authors, especially books about the South and books by Southern authors. They gave my fellow Shreveporter, children's book author and Oscar-winning Bill Joyce, a standing ovation last night after showing of his short film The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore, inspired by the effects of Katrina on Louisiana.