Conversations Book Club wishes to thank everyone who made day one of author DeiIra Collard's first visit to Mississippi a complete success. This is the last stop on her tour that has taken her from her home in Houston, Texas to all over the U.S. this year. Her book LOVE, LUST AND A WHOLE LOTTA DISTRUST is striking a chord with men and women alike.
The day began with a visit to Crystal Spring Elementary School and Crystal Spring High School. Collard spent over an hour at each location, talking about her book and then answering questions about her writing career, how she got started and what led her to write the book that now has many people in DeiIra's life asking if they are included in the exciting debut.
After having lunch with Elementary School Principal (and book club member) Cheryl Haynes, we were off to the Pearl Public Library in Pearl, MS. There Collard met with Reference Supervisor Jennifer Vess and toured the library where Conversations Book Club holds two of its monthly meetings.
From there it was on to the Jackson Advocate Newspaper to meet with Publisher Alice Tidale and staff writer Christian Vance. Vance will be writing a review of the book in the next coming week. Look for us to post it online at http://www.thebestbookclub.info when it becomes available.
From there it was on to Northside Library in Jackson, MS to meet with James, the branch manager and then to Willie Morris Library where the staff was "teased" about the book and encouraged to get their copy soon.
At 4p.m. Richard Wright Library was the next stop for the author. She was met there by dozens of patrons, selling books to interested individuals and striking up several conversations.
The day ended with an hour-long discussion at Waldenbooks Metrocenter in Jackson, MS. Book lovers who may have come to the store with another book in mind were able to add LOVE, LUST AND A WHOLE LOTTA DISTRUST to the titles they will be reading in the upcoming days.
A full day for an author who is as humble as she is talented. Look for her to be busy in day two when she will be joined by Bestselling author Gregory B. Williams on Saturday, December 8, 2008 who will be donating 100% of the sales from his books to the family of the slain JSU student, Latasha Norman.
For a listing of the Saturday schedule, look below:
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2007 (with author Gregory B. Williams)
12p.m.---Booksigning @ Pearl Public Library
2-3:30 p.m. --- Book Signing @ Richard Wright Library (Jackson, MS)
6p.m.--- Book discussion @ Subway Pearl --- 601.936.4803
7p.m. --- Reading during Spoken Word Saturdays @ Subway Pearl
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