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OUT OF THE WATER released 2021, but due to that five letter "C" word, my 2021 PNW book tour was canceled. Summer 2022, opened the bookstore doors and I enjoyed meeting readers across the PNW.

 

First stop was Kirkland, WA where I sold out of their allotment of books (a nice problem). Positioned near the front of the store, I enjoyed a great meet and greet. 

 

Next stop was Northgate, WA where I enjoyed talking to readers about how every book begins with a question and readers checking out the inside flap try to determine whether they want the question answered. STARS IN THE GRASS asks "How does a family survive a loss and even grow from it?" OUT OF THE WATER asks "Is it always better to know the truth? and "Could you give up a child if it might be better for the child?" REMNANTS: A Family's Escape from Stalin's Russia and the Child They Left Behind, begs to answer "How could a mother abandon her son?" The two humorous books I'm working on ask, "What do you do if you inherit something you don't want?" and "Would your life have turned out differently with another name?"

 

Stop #3 was Woodinville, Washington where after delivering a talk near the front of the store, the store's limited supply ran out and so I did, too, early. 

 

Stop #4 took me across the state and into Idaho where I spoke outside at the Priest Lake Library to a delightful group of people from the Panhandle and beyond. I had just finished a ski on the lake and arrived to talk about Priest Lake and read selections about it from OUT OF THE WATER. I was energized, but my book supply was exhausted. Finally, my last full day on the lake closed with a book club near the shore of the lake.

 

What I love best about book talks/signings is talking (no great surprise there) entertaining, meeting new people, and answering their questions. I hope I have many more opportunities for all of that!