<breaking into song>Seventy-six trombones led the big parade...


Okay, this makes me sad. I'm heading out of town late Wednesday night for a retreat (Kindling Words) and wouldn't you know it that the very next day, three excellent authors come to Seattle?

So, since I can't have the pleasure of their company, you who are in the area should. First off, in their World Domination tour (including an evil cat, according to Libba's journal), Shannon Hale and Libba Bray will be at the All for Kids Books store. If you've never been to this store, you need to go--the booksellers there are great. They even hold books for you a couple days more when you forget to come in that day.

It's at 4 p.m. at the bookstore. Scroll to the bottom of the page for January events for all the info. All for Kids is at  2900 N.E. Blakeley St., Seattle, WA 98105.

Then, James A. Owen, better known to LJ as coppervale, will be at the UVillage B&N that same night (if that link doesn't work, look up author events on their event search for events in Seattle). I know because I was on a hunt for Flora Segunda and they announced it on a recording before it transferred me to a real person, so that was rather lucky, though again, it's on a night when I won't be in Seattle, which makes me sad. 

But I'm happy to be off to Vermont for Kindling Words this week. I'll be working like crazy to make sure I meet a deadline before I go, then out of touch until I return, so I might not be around LJ, but hope you all have a good week.