A MAGICAL MOMENT I’ve been fortunate to experience many wonderful, once-in-a-lifetime magical moments in my life. Many of those have been musical. But most of them happened in a natural setting. Probably the number one place I’ve experienced magical moments is the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). I’ve been going up there almost yearly …
My last event in October will be a biggie: the Twin Cities Book Festival. It happens on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 10-5. The event happens at the Progress Center, 1621 Randall Ave. (at Cosgrove Street) on the MN State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights MN. This is a BIG EVENT. More than ONE HUNDRED publishers, literary …
Rustic Mamas’ Market Recap I’m thrilled to announce I set a new record for book sales in one day at an in-person event on Saturday at the Rustic Mamas’ Market. The number isn’t important (and it would be embarrassing for bestselling authors), but local readers’ interest in my books and their enjoyment of them is …
One of my new favorite venues Please join me and more than 100 other vendors and thousands of customers at the Rustic Mamas’ Market this Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 am-3 pm. All vendors are local. All goods are handmade or hand-produced. Quality is high. The event is run incredibly well. A GOOD TIME WILL …
A Mystery-Lover’s Paradise Today I’ll be looking back on Bouchercon, the trade name for the World Mystery Convention held every year in a different city around the English-speaking world. It’s a three-and-a-half day celebration of the mystery genre (the overarching name that includes thrillers, suspense, private detective, police procedurals, and other forms of crime-related fiction). …
