At Three Pines, 2016
Perhaps you know Louise Penny, author of the award-winning Armand Gamache series and founder of the almost-real village of Three Pines in the Eastern Townships of Canada. A few years back — well, almost five — we went with friends on a trek to Montreal and Quebec City and many points in between to find the places, actual and imaginary, that Louise Penny writes about. We also hoped against hope that we would meet a few of her characters and, I must say, we came home thinking that maybe — just maybe– we had!
To say that I am a huge fan of Louise Penny’s is a flat-out understatement To imply that I have anything in common with her is totally nuts. But… this morning, just for a minute, I felt a sort of kinship. It happened when I saw that my new book (as yet coverless), Historic Haunts of the Long Beach Peninsula, is due to be published on June 21st and it is now offered for pre-sale on Amazon.com! Wow! Just like Louise Penny’s yet unpublished books. Wow some more!
Of course, if you live locally and intend to get the book, it would be better for me and for our local booksellers if you got Historic Haunts right here on the Peninsula. And, if you time it right, you might even connect with a book-signing event — Just like the people of who attend Brome Lake Books in Knowlton for all of Louise Penny’s book launches.
See? Only a national border and a few dozen degrees of separation between Louise and me! At least in my wildest imagination!
I would love to get an autographed copy of your newest book! We will be in Long Beach the last week of April, but I realize it will not be available yet. We also plan to be in LB in August, so maybe I will have better luck then. Is Adelaide’s stocked up with your books?
Jane
Hi Jane!
Yes, Adelaide’s usually has a good supply of most of my titles. I think she is going to be doing a book signing event for my new ghost book. I’m sure if you contacted her, you could arrange to get one and have her send it to you — I could sign it on the day of the event!!