I adore Austin. This is one of the coolest cities I have ever been to. BH, we really need to come down here on vacation.
I spent most of the morning on phone calls and LJ entries, then scurried downstairs for lunch with my collection of librarians, plus one professor.
They were lovely and lively!
Lamar Middle School, home of the Scotties.
I spoke to 250 7th and 8th graders, in the cafeteria, on a Friday afternoon, at the end of March.
Yep, it was rowdy, but it was a good rowdy and the microphone and sound system was very good, so the cafeteria acoustics were better than you might expect.
Along with the Lamar students, we had kids from a couple of other middle school book clubs. But I didn’t get photos of all of them. And to be honest, I’m not sure which one this group is. Can anyone help?
This one I am sure of; the ChickLit Book Club from O. Henry Middle School. (Thank you for joining us, ladies!)
After school was the stock signing at one of my favorite bookstores, Book People. A bunch of friendly Texans came out to join me, including LJ buddies breca_halley and xxtriplestarxx It was really fun to meet the people behind the comments.
Some old and new SCBWI friends came out, too, including this glorious woman, Cynthia Leitich Smith, aka cynleitichsmith, akaspookycyn, aka the author of Tantalize which you should go out and buy right now.
Last function of the day was hanging out with bookstore owners at the Mountain & Plains gathering. After that, I hit the wall. And as of this moment, I feel like I am sliding down that wall into a warm puddle of melted fatigue on the carpet. Time for bed.
TOMORROW’S EVENTS
Wake up too early. Hop a cab. No, won’t hop it. Will sit inside with seatbelt buckled. Take plane to San Francisco.
Noonish – Lunch with librarians.
4:00 PM Signing at Kepler’s Books
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park CA, 94025
650-324-4321
7:30 Signing at Books Inc. (Not Your Mothers Bookclub)
notyourmothers
Opera Plaza
601 Van Ness Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-776-1111