My reading/signing at Quail Ridge Books

This fine local bookstore has been a part of Raleigh for over two decades, and I've always appreciated the chance to do a reading there. At the same time, I feel guilty begging my friends to attend these things, particularly given that most of them already know the books.

Most of the roughly two dozen people who came tonight were friends, but a bit over a third were not, which was a nice treat. To offset the darkness of some of the things I've been reading and discussing in support of Childre...