From Friday night with two, yes, TWO signings to Saturday's
PORTUS 2008 festivities, to a
single signing on Sunday, this has been a FULL, crowded and EVENTFUL weekend in
Dallas! I mean, it's not like the price of gas is cutting into our books budget!
Uh huh, so I'm cutting out food...and being on the WW, it's hard, especially
with all the good healthy and in season fruits and veggies. It just means less
stops at the Cheesecake Factory next to the Lincoln Park Barnes and Noble!
(SORRY, Ellen!!)
First
up our double hitter night:
Rhys Bowen, author of the
Lady Georgie mystery series set in England in the 1930s. Poor Georgie! She's
been told by the Queen she's to put up the latest German princess they're trying
to marry off in England and you can't say no to the Queen! So penniless Lady
Georgie manages to round up a "butler" (her grandfather) and a "cook"
(grandfather's lady friend) to set up a real house for a short stay. But all is
not working as planned when the Princess shows up with a chaperone, a maid AND a
mouth full of "American" English!
A ROYAL PAIN is fun and the
1930s UK is great to visit! (Think Lord Peter Whimsey period!)
Then
we rushed to Plano to catch the book launch of
ACCIDENTALLY DEAD by
Dakota Cassidy and a visit
to Texas by
Michele
Bardsley of the mom is a vampire fame! These two authors are hoot by
themselves, so think of them together!!! And they have coffee, tea and luscious
- not-on-weight-watchers treats as a reward! Gotta love signings like that! NO?
(I still miss Cheesecake Factory)
And
Saturday I got to go all "fangirl" which is apparently very different from
"fanboys" but since I married a trekkie guy it didn't seem too much
different..Just the majority of these fans (HP variety) are my kids' ages!
WHEEE!!! But the big draw for me was the FAMOUS
Jim Dale!!!! I
feel I should be shouting that! I put down $75 to go and see him at 8am on a
Saturday morning. I am SO not a morning person any more! Especially if I'm up to
2am working the night before. Age, etc. But for Jim Dale, well, I not only went
but also got three friends to go too! AND we ALL LOVE LOVES LOVED Jim Dale. HE
was so good! And to see him do the "voices" we've listened to in all the HP
books, well, just amazing! AND HE IS SO NICE. This part can NOT be emphasized
enough! See him if you get the chance. And if not, just hang out listen to the
CDs!
Also saw a Wrockumentary about Wizard Rock Bands. Did I
mention I was old? Well, the documentary was well done, but the music isn't to
my old tastes. And the scenes about the last HP book release party, well, I was
very nostalgic! Then Gwen played some other Wrock (Wizard Rock) on the way home
and it was very very good. The documentary starts with the very first musicians
growing up with HP, now there are over 500 groups so chances are you can find
some for your music tastes as well!
Sunday
was an afternoon signing with mystery/noir authors
Anthony Neil Smith and
Victor Gischler. They were
in the middle of a "Texas Book Tour" and enjoying a Sunday afternoon in
Dallas!
Gwen will be reporting her PORTUS 2008 activities soon. If we
don't see, we'll be sure to HOUND her! She's got stories to tell!
So
much for our weekend... books and all ... and I found time to read
THE DRAGON EARL. It's not
out until September but it's very very good! And a different kind of historical
romance but sexy which I really really love and needed after all that HP
pandemonium *evil grin*
Take care and read...books!!!...Sara
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