Welcome to this week's Sunday/Monday Post. And, as my title indicated, welcome to Star Wars Day as well. (May the 4th be with you.) No plans to celebrate myself, but it's always fun to mention.
Anyway, as usual, I am linking up to:
Sunday Post
Sunday Salon
Stacking the Shelves
Mailbox Monday
It's Monday, What Are You Reading
Last weekend, I didn't check in because I was at Malice Domestic. It's a convention for mystery writers and readers held just outside of DC every year. This year, among the honorees was Dorothy Gilman. They always highlight one deceased author who has made a contribution to the genre, and this year, they picked Dorothy Gilman. I love her Mrs. Pollifax series. In fact, it's where I stole Carstairs. Anyway, Thursday night, before things officially kicked off, I co-lead a book discussion of The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, the first in the series. What really made me happy was that the people who showed up were was about half long time fans and half people who had just read the first book and fallen in love. Always great to make new fans for this great series.
Anyway, we had somewhere between 30 and 40 people there. Not too bad for an event that was before things really get going. I talked to some people who would have been there, but they always take Thursday night to do other things in the area, so they couldn't come once it was announced. But the people who were there really participated in the discussion, and I got lots of good feedback on it.
The rest of the weekend was talking to authors and getting books signed and buying books. Boy did I. Wait until we get to the Book Haul section. Ironically, I had a list of books I was going to buy, and most of them weren't for sale (random middle books in series and there was limited space for books to be for sale). But I more than made up for it. My suitcase had room for more books, but it was at 44 lbs. coming home.
Another highlight was getting to meet Meezan of Caboodle of Cozies. We play Words with Friends and chat some online, so it was great to actually meet face to face.
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I really need to read the Mrs Pollifax books! I've been meaning to forever. That sounds like a really great convention.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read a cozy in quite a while. I think I'll get the next book in a series that I haven' finished soon.
ReplyDeleteYou have reminded me of why I love going to conferences and conventions. I missed the library conference this year and my shelves are almost empty. I need to go next year.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the shout-out! Meeting you was a highlight for me too and I enjoyed the book discussion. I've got to figure out when I can continue the series. I definitely want to. Did you know that we're approaching our centennial WWF round soon? This week I'm planning to review the latest Signed, Sealed, Delivered movie, the one that premiered last month. So glad you picked up The Tell-Tale Homicide, by Daphne Silver. I loved it. I thought it was even better than the first one. Happy reading and have a great week! :)
ReplyDeleteYou are the second blogger I know who attended this event. It sounds so fun! Hope you enjoy your books!
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It's always fun to meeting up with blogging pals! And your session sounds great!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Sounds like a great convention! I haven't been to one in too long. Your new books look great too. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThat's cool you got to go to Malice Domestic! That's not too far from me and I always wanted to go.
ReplyDeleteJill
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Malice Domestic sounds like a great event!
ReplyDeleteMary @Bookfan
What a fun book event and to come away with a ton of new books makes it even better!
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