| May. 20th, 2008 @ 09:18 am Back from tour . . . Part 1 |
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First stop, Chicago! My mom's home town.
I had a great time. Overall the weather was perfect, flights on time, and readers enthusiastic. Couldn't have asked for more. But I got more! Lots of special touches beginning with a pet in my hotel room:
I named him Rover because he actually did flips for me when I returned to my hotel late at night (okay, maybe that is a bit of exaggeration or delirium from lack of sleep, but I think he was glad to see me)
The rest of the room wasn't bad either.
I stayed at the Hotel Burnham which is a restored office building. The door to the room looks like an office door with an old fashioned glass pane. Lots of nice authentic touches. And I had a view of Lake Michigan.
I had a package waiting for me when I arrived--books and discussion guides. I hadn't seen the guides yet, so that was a nice surprise!
Next I was off to Skokie. My first visit was at the Skokie Public Library--drat--I forgot my camera, but it is a huge beautiful library that my media escort and I actually got lost in! We met with a Mother Daughter Book Club who had already read The Adoration of Jenna Fox It was really fun to be able to talk freely about the book without being careful about spoilers! We had a great discussion. It was really interesting to hear the different viewpoints of the moms and daughters. And our host, Librarian Linda Sawyer even had refreshments for us. Cookies and books--great combo! : )
The next day, back in Chicago, I had lunch with librarians and other book folks back at the Atwood Cafe in the Hotel Burnham. It is a beautiful restaurant and restored to the era like the rest of the hotel. The food is great and they even set the table with Biogel Blue glasses. Wasn't that nice of them?
Again, everyone had read JENNA so we could talk freely. So often I have to tiptoe around what I say so as not to spoil the story, so it is wonderful when everyone can just let loose with their opinions and ideas! And we did! One librarian even pegged some of my background based on the book. Fun conversations that I can't share because I don't want to spoil the story for you. But get me in person around a table of food . . .
More of the tour tomorrow! |
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