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Steel Cities Book Tour--Day 2--Youngstown

July 25, 2007

Kyrie and I headed to Niles and Boardman Ohio, along with 
cousins Brad and Heather, who came along for the ride 
(brave souls!). The first signing was at a Barnes & Noble 
in Niles, just outside of Youngstown. Traffic was brisk 
for a Monday afternoon. Lots of folks who came in to pick 
up Harry7 and ended up discovering a whole new series to 
start on—mine! We sold out of books and ended a little 
early. I’ve got the standee of Tris from Book Expo, and 
with that and my costume, it’s hard to miss us! Amy at 
Barnes & Noble was great and really helped a lot. Had some 
wonderful reader comments, too. One guy who bought the 
book said that he works in corrections and was the officer 
on suicide watch at the jail. He thumbed through The 
Summoner and said, “Nobody better try to kill themselves 
tonight—I’m reading this!” (Hope he had a slow night.) 
 
We WiFi’d in a Panera Bread over lunch, and then headed a 
few miles down the road to Boardman, to the Borders Books 
outside the Eastwood Mall. Another beautiful store. It’s 
great to see so many people in bookstores! There was a 
writers’ group meeting in the café, and a few stopped by to 
say hi. We sold out of books again (a nice problem to 
have!) Met some more nice people, some of whom had already 
read or heard about the book. Had a request from one 
reader to make sure there’s a horse on the cover of book 2. 
Hmm.  
 
Tomorrow—Cleveland or bust!

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