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Sunday Kaffee Klatch
October 2, 2007
Sunday morning started with the Bookseller Kaffee Klatch. There were several large round tables set up and 3-4 authors placed their goodies on each table. Then each bookseller was given a blank canvas bag and a sharpie to use to have authors sign their bags. The bags were used to fill with all the books and promo items brought by the authors. There were also tables set up around the room filled with books and other great giveaways. My bag was bulging in no time and I needed two more. I am absolutely pathetic when it comes to this stuff.
At my table was
Rita Herron,
Raven Hart and
Jennifer LaBrecque. Jennifer, who writes NASCAR books, gave bottles of hot sauce with her label. Along with Raven's book, she gave the most adorable giant bookmarks that clip to the pages. Rita had a white bag with her book and a cute little flashlight. (They are holding their giveaways...sorry, checkered flags not included)
Rounding out our group were Tina Trevaskis and Sue Grimshaw from Borders Books (pictured on the right with author
Stephanie Bond). These Border women know absolutely everything about romance.
Linda Howard spoke again this morning, but no cows. These were stories about her beloved golden retrievers and how she had to buy a bigger mattress because she kept waking up with her head on the nightstand after being pushed over by her dogs. This turned into another complicated, hilarious story that involved a leaking refridgerator, removal of a wall and a black panther. Her son summed it up by saying, "You couldn't make up this s**t." It only goes to show why Linda is a master storyteller.
I also got to meet Tracy Clark (sister of author
Jennifer St. Giles) from the
Between Your Sheets website which promises to be "for those with a passion for books." She's the blond (pictured) giving a gift basket to a lucky winner (who, once again, was not me).
The conference was coming to an end and again I underestimated the "stuff" I would end up with. Once again
Dianna Love Snell came to my rescue. She managed to get a huge box, pack it for me and promise to send it off for me.
I lucked out meeting Tina Trevaskis (Borders Books) from Madison, so we ended up flying out together and she amazed me by guessing what the other passengers were reading just from the bookcover colors...very impressive. Then to top it off we got to sit next to each other on the plane and I learned more than I ever thought went into the selling and placement of books in bookstores. I will be looking at this in a whole new way the next time I visit a bookstore.
All in all, an amazing weekend with incredibly talented, entertaining women. I would highly recommend the
Moonlight and Magnolias Conference to anyone looking for a fun, informative weekend in an invigorating environment.
Bottom Line: Most photogenic author award goes to:
Jacquie D'Alessandro, who I kidded because she made it into my blog pictures 3 times. But who could resist her and her handsome hubby and good looking talented son who is also writing a book.
Posted by Barbara Vey on October 2, 2007 | Comments (11)
