Yesterday I went to the DC OutWrite Book
fair down on U Street with Jo from the Goodread group. I don’t know why I didn’t bring my camera
yesterday that was short sighted of me since Dreamspinner Press had a table
there. I had the pleasure of seeing
Andrew Grey and his husband again as well as meeting John Simpson and his
husband, Michael Murphy, Greg Hogben and Elizabeth North, the owner extrodinaire of Dreamspinner Press! Plus I picked up books, I am such a sucker
for books and July was so busy with work that I’ve had little time to read or
write or edit.
All of the authors had recent releases
out. John Simpson & Robert Cummings
had Murder on a Queen, Greg Hoben had
The British Devil, Michael Murphy had Little Squirrels Can Climb Tall Trees,
and Andre Grey had Unconditional Love
which is another story in his Seven Days series. I love that concept.
I’ll admit I was a bit disappointed it
was so hot because Ben's Chili Bowl was right across the street and in all the
years that I’ve lived in the DC area I haven’t had a chance to go. I had been looking forward to it, but my
appetite disappears when I’m hot.
Jo and I met many other local authors
and as soon as I can locate all the promo material I collected I’ll post about
my experiences with them. It’s a nice
mix of fiction and non-fiction. They
also had readings next door. Despite the
lack of air conditioning I would definitely go again next year.