At the end of a busy three days with bestselling author Reshonda Tate Billingsley, all I can say is thank you to everyone who came out and made each and every event a success!
First we have to begin with the author herself. Even seven months pregnant, she hung in their for each event, always friendly and ready to meet her fans and sign books no matter where we were (and we were a little bit of everywhere!). Reshonda, on behalf of Conversations Book Club, I am so glad that your first visit to Mississippi was with us! (Pictures are coming this weekend, so stay tuned!!!)
On Friday, we began the day with breakfast at Medgar Evers Library. Thanks to Alice Tisdale with the Jackson Advocate for coming out and supporting this event. Afterwards we headed to North Jackson and signed books at Barnes and Nobles (thanks to Sara Asmus). Hot on the heels of that visit, we headed to 16 WAPT and met with John Parker, the news assignment editor. Reshonda signed a book for John as well as C. A. Webb's account manager, Eula Forte'.
We then headed to Richard Wright Library for a meet and greet and ended the day at Eudora Welty Library for JAVA AND JAZZ. (Thanks to Charlotte Momen for welcoming us with open arms. A special thanks also goes out to the guest poet, John Sanders.)
On Friday, March 16th we began the day again with breakfast at Medgar Evers Library, with Billingsley and author/playwright Troy Bruckner (A BIRD IN FLIGHT ON BROKEN WINGS). This was the liveliest group we had this week, and the discussions were insigntful as well as educational.
Since it was her last day with us, our last two events of the day were a booksigning at Waldenbooks (thanks Lisa, Pam, Andrea and Christy for all of your help!) and then a book club discussion with Bruckner and Billingsley.
Again, everything went so well--- I couldn't have asked for anything better. Keep visiting us here online: the best is yet to come!
(UPDATE: I just found out that at Waldenbooks we sold 38 books the day of the signing and 100 month-to-date! And it is all because of you!)
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