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10
The Tour of Awesome [Where You'll Find Me This Fall]
2010 at 5am Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky
I’m packing up my frilliest panties and gearing up for about six weeks of extensive travel, meet-and-greeting, social media guru-ing, and bookish fun. And I figured you’d appreciate it if I consolidated the announcement of my schedule into one post instead of, say, six. I’ll be all over the eastern half of the country, and I’d love to meet as many of you as I possibly can.
The fun begins with some events right here in Richmond:
Monday, August 23, 6:30pm: I interview Susan Gregg Gilmore about her new novel The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove before a live audience at Fountain Bookstore
Thursday, August 26, 6:30pm: Ron Hogan (of Beatrice.com), author Joe Wallace (Diamond Ruby), Kelly Justice (owner of Fountain Bookstore), and I discuss Social Media for the Writer at the James River Writers Writing Show (Children’s Museum of Richmond)
And then the traveling fun begins:
Decatur Book Festival: Saturday, September 4, 10am: “Where Do I Go From Here: Getting Your Book Noticed” panel presentation with the aforementioned Ron Hogan (who is my partner in crime for pretty much this whole tour), Julie Schoerke (JKS Communications), and Stephen Usery (of BookTalk)
From Decatur, I go to St. Louis for a few days (where I’ll make a long-awaited visit to Left Bank Books), then on to Kansas City (where I will pig out on barbecue made the way God intended it to be and visit the awesome Rainy Day Books, which was my first indie bookstore love way back in the days before I appreciated the importance of indie bookstores).
Then home to Richmond:
Saturday, September 11, 5pm at Chop Suey Books: I interview debut authors Michele Young-Stone (The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors) and Justin Kramon (Finny) before a live audience.
Then more traveling!
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) Conference, Atlantic City, September 21, 3:30pm: Ron Hogan (yep, him again) and I discuss blogger-bookseller partnerships and the importance and utility of bookstore blogs in “Bloggers on Your Sales Team:
Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) Conference, Daytona, FL: September 24, 9:45am: Kelly Justice, Ron Hogan (told you!), and I discuss blogger-bookseller partnerships and the Get In Bed With a Book Blogger initiative.
And then I collapse!
But in the meantime, if you’re in or near Richmond, Decatur, St. Louis, Kansas City, Atlantic City, or Daytona, I’d love to get together! Shoot me an email (bookladyblog at gmail dot com) and let’s chat.
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You’re right! That is a tour of awesome. Have a great month and much success.
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That is a busy schedule! I still don’t know if I will be able to get to SIBA. I have an insane schedule myself this fall, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to fit it in. We will see…
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Holy cow, that’s some schedule! I’ll be in Daytona for sure and I might make it to Decatur as well.
I wish that I could meet you in person, but it is just not possible right now. However, I wanted to give you a food recommendation. In Decatur Square, there is a place with amazing burritos called Raging Burrito. They also have really good margaritas. If you get a chance, you should stop in for a burrito. Looking forward to hearing about the adventures.
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Well done. Allow we to recommend a good eye mask for sleeping in a lot of strange beds/places while on the road. Always worked for this notoriously light sleeper.
I’ll catch you at The Writing Show. I’ve been seeing Ron Hogan’s name EVERYWHERE it seems. And now you’re joined at the hip. A coincidence? I think NOT.
You’re talking to a long-time fan of the eye mask. Had to use one in college and never gave it up.
Ooooh, I do love a good margarita! Thanks for the recommendation.
But I HAVE to meet you in person! *crossing fingers*
Are there going to be many bloggers going to SIBA in Daytona? I live in the Orlando area so it’s not too far, and I was wondering if it’s something I should try to go to..
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SIBA is offering free press registration to bloggers, and I know of at least one other (Kathy from BermudaOnion) who will be there.
Any plans to pop over to NYC after or before Atlantic city?
Unfortunately, no. I have an 18-hour turnaround between Atlantic City and Daytona and can’t make it up beforehand. Hmph.
Are you stopping in Columbia as you go between St Louis and Kansas City? I seem to remember your saying your best friend was from here… Anyway, if you are, it would be great to meet you – alternatively I could always do with a visit to KC. I’ve not been to Rainy Day Books and have been itching to find an excuse to go… when will you be there?
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What about the National Book Festival??? Sept. 25, Washington, DC. You know you want to . . . !
I DO want to, but I’ll be in Dayton for SIBA through the 26th. I wish they didn’t overlap! I had a great time at the NBF the last 2 years.
[...] to take the weekend off in order to rest up for a crazy week that includes the first two events on my tour of awesome—I’ll be interviewing Susan Gregg Gilmore live at the Fountain Bookstore on Monday [...]