Books & Authors at Leon & LuLu Spring 2019

This is a book festival I always look forward to attending.  Wonderful people, beautiful surroundings, and supporting a charity that serves literacy... what's not to love?  Karen is an amazing organizer.  She is truly a kind soul, and understands the importance of books and authors - most especially - local authors.  We always have a warm welcome in her shop.

I had a fabulous day.  The atmosphere at Leon & Lulu is calm and exciting, simultaneously.  The energy of the place makes it easy to have conversations with readers and other authors, making for comfortable connectivity.  The areas they give us are like miniature living rooms.  Super comfy couches, exquisite tables, and enough space in between to get up and stretch.  The environment is so comfortable, I feel more like I'm visiting with friends than working a festival.

This time, they offered readings from authors every fifteen minutes throughout the day.  My reading time was at 12:30pm, which was perfect.  For those of you who know me, afternoons are more brain-friendly for me.  :-)  I read from Drake's collection of short stories, "A Duck Quacks".  It was fun to share his work with visitors.  It was also wonderful that the reading space was so close to my table that I could support other authors when my time slot was over.

Spending the day hanging out with author friends, meeting readers, selling and signing books, and spending my day in such an energetically artistic place... The day was comfortable and easy going.  I just love being a part of this festival.  I look forward to attending again in Autumn.

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