Little Leona of Monsters and Fire is now being sold at Greetings and Readings at the Hunt Valley Mall. I'll be doing a book signing there Saturday, December 17 from 3:30-5:00. I've included their event page below if you want to preorder a book for me to sign on Saturday. Think holiday gifts and fire safety. So many fires are started this time of the year. It's so unfortunate, but we must do everything possible to keep people safe, especially the children!
The BFF was amazing. The weather was perfect and my table was within easy sight of the harbor. All day long I watched cruise ships load and unload passengers and the when the pirate ship came by, the kids aimed their water hoses toward shore. There was a gentle breeze that kept us all cool and lots and lots of people. This is a picture of my display. I'm doing my best Vanna White imitation. I got particularly inspired with my plastic fire--I threaded a string of LED lights to make it glow. Above my head I strung orange (always in the fire theme!) Halloween lights. I was determined to make my booth stand out. I sold several books and made contact with a literacy group in Baltimore. Hopefully more on that later... Just sorry I couldn't explore more of the festival. It stretched all along the waterfront. Thousands of people came.
I'm launching a new website for my Little Leona series. I'm hoping to publish my second Little Leona book in the next six months. The previous website, www.oflyricandline.com , is still up and it will be my author website for other poems and essays. You can get to the new website with this link, www.little-leona-books.com. Please let me know if any part of the website is problematic. I've checked it and double checked it, but something always slips through the cracks. On the contact page you can write your comments. You can also subscribe here by giving me your email address. I will send news right to your email of any publicity, readings or events I'm attending. For now, please remember that I'll be at the Baltimore Book Festival tomorrow, Saturday, September 24 from 11-7. You can find me near the visitor's center. I have two other readings coming up, but more about those later... Hope you enjoy the new website.