Showing posts with label Fireside Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fireside Books. Show all posts

Thursday, June 4, 2009

GPS. Fireside Books. Litchfield Books.

I've learned to double check the address of an event on an actual map. I borrowed a GPS, but you never know. Once, on the way to a bookstore in rural flat fields of Mississippi, that courteous GPS voice directed me to a dirt road and eventually to a desolate field of cotton and said, "you have arrived at your destination." I think my GPS guy has a wicked sense of humor. Or maybe he was being, you know, Ironic with a capital I. He probably reads the existentialists. Or Flannery O'Connor. Just thankful I didn't encounter The Misfit.

So I was happy that Tom Warner, the generous and savvy owner of Litchfield Books at Pawley's Island called me a week before I was scheduled for the Moveable Feast Luncheon to tell me he'd already sold 60 tickets and to confirm the address. Photos below.

A medley of news today:
Headed to Fireside Books in Forest City, NC. And yes, I'll have my sly GPS with me. I'll be there at 4:30, and will be giving away a planter...so if you're in the area...drop by. You might walk away with an extra boot.

A good soul passes.
From the NYT obituaries, comes the life story of Thomas Berry, 94, a Roman Catholic priest and environmentalist dedicated to "enhancing the human-Earth relationship," who was convinced we are entering a new era "respecting and preserving the habitats of all living things as a fundamental right":
He often alluded to how his focus on the spiritual power of nature grew out of “numinous” experiences exploring woods and fields as a child, particularly his stumbling upon a lily-dotted meadow when he was about 11.
As promised, photos from the Moveable Feast at Litchfield Books. This was so much fun! It's always great to have a room full of attentive folks.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Booktour-- more events

Here are a few new book tour events--virtual and real--for Secret Keepers. You can also check on the appearances page on my website for the full schedule. Happy, happy spring.



LibraryThing Virtual Author Chat
May 4-18
http://www.librarything.com/groups/authorchat
Mindy Friddle, author of Secret Keepers

Tuesday, June 2

Burry Bookstore
Book & Author Luncheon
Noon-2 pm
130 West Carolina Avenue
Hartsville, SC 29550

843-332-2511
www.burrybookstore.com

Thursday, June 4th
Fireside Books & Gifts
4:30-6:30 pm
Valerie. Jones, Manager
2270 Hwy 74A Byp., Ste. 509
Forest City, NC 28043
(828)245-5188
http://www.firesidebooksandgifts.com/


Saturday, June 6
City Lights Bookstore
7:30 pm
3 East Jackson Street
Sylva, NC 28779

828-586-9499
http://www.citylightsnc.com
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