Day 9 started with a drive from Chicago to Milwaukee. We headed to the breathtaking Milwaukee Public Library, where I was greeted by my old friend (and the man who set me on the path to write CHAINS), Ben Franklin.
He said he hasn’t read CHAINS yet, but he’s hearing good things about it.
I looked at some of his books on display. I told him I’ve been hearing good things about them, too.
I had lunch with and spoke to a group of Milwaukee librarians, then drooled – at a respectful distance – at the shelves of their rare book collection. They had this giant book of author and artist signatures on display where
the page showing Maxfield Parrish’s signature was delightful.
Thank you Kelly, Karen and Gail for arranging my visit!
Wisconsin schools were closed Thursday and Friday for the state teacher’s conference, so my Author Shepherd set up six stock signings for the afternoon.
And he made sure I ate a sinful Milwaukee specialty. (Note – a POSTSECRET moment behind the cut!