Indie Book Store, Diana Gabaldon, and literary things
All you Diana Gabaldon fans out there: you’ll want to make your way to Kelowna on October 18 for her book signing of the newest book in her Outlander series, An Echo in the Bone! I found out about this book signing from a friend of mine who is a fan of this author, and informed me that she has a serious fan base of women who will travel to attend her signings. In light of this, I dug in a little to find out more, and have quite some findings to report!
Photo of Diana Gabaldon courtesy of Random House of Canada. Photo by Barbara Schnell.
One fan of hers blogs, “Tuesday night I had an opportunity to attend a book signing by my favorite author, Diana Galbadon…I’ve attended two other book signings by her… The signing Tuesday night was completely different from what I had previous attended. To start with it was at the Biltmore Resort and it was there because they expected a large crowd. Large crowd is a complete understatement. There must have been 1500-1800 people…”
Wow! That’s amazing. I am definitely going to check this out myself. I think I may have discovered a new must-read. For one thing, Mosaic Books is behind this, which is always a good sign. Bookish-types know that independent book stores are a really special thing, and Mosaic is certainly a stronghold in this city as far as shelf-browsing goes. The event is being held at the Kelowna Community Theatre (judging by the crowds this author draw, I can now see why this will be a must). Here are the details:
Event: Mosaic Books presents An Evening with Diana Gabaldon
Time: October 18, 2009 at 7:00pm
Place: Kelowna Community Theater, 1375 Water St, Kelowna
Contact: Mosaic Books for Tickets; tel: (250) 763-4418
Price: Tickets are $20.00 or $40 for book AND ticket
Other important details: Books will be 25% off at Mosaic
The evening will consist of a short introduction of the book by the author followed by questions and answers, and finally a book signing.
Way to go Mosaic – this will be a great event! Thanks for bringing her to Kelowna for the benefit of her many fans in BC.
