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Book Reading at Chicago’s Wild Pug Sept 2009 Well, this was fun! I read excerpts from Desert Sons (by far my most popular novel) at Chicago’s Wild Pug pub. They have a back reading room, with a stage and bar (important). Half a dozen poets read from selections of their work, while I was the lone novel reader. I introduced everyone to all my novels but only read from one. Thanks goes out to friends and my husband who attended, along with the four dozen people who came to listen.   Palm Springs Gay Men’s Book Club May 2009 I was invited to discuss Desert Sons in Palm Springs. It was a delight to talk about Scott and Ryan’s adventures since it takes place so close by. Our host Jim provided wonderful finger food and his home. Great questions were asked and I got to sign some books.   Round Table Discussion in NYC Jan 2007  iUniverse President Susan Driscoll invited myself, plus top selling author Ron Donaghe to NYC for a round table discussion about how to best market to the gay and lesbian community. Mark Roeder was there, too, but alas, I have no picture of him this time. (See below for a pic of him from a few years ago.) Turns out that iUniverse is the publisher of choice for gay and lesbian authors. In fact, their top selling titles are in that genre. Their intent was to discover how they can best move more visibly into that market for authors and for readers. It was a real pleasure to meet Ron in person (finally!) after all these years, and to have Susan invite us. Q-Trading Company, Palm Springs, CA December 2003 Nice. A bookstore not far from where the debut novel and the sequel take place. Outwords Books Gifts and Coffee October 2003  Author Trebor Healey from LA accompanied me as we discussed our books and read from them on October 15th at Outwords Books Gifts and Coffee in Milwaukee. Thanks to Carl, who hosted us. The crowd was great, the venue was cozy, and the coffee was excellent. Trebor featured his lyrical debut novel entitled Through It Came Bright Colors. Good luck to him as he kicks off his public writing career. Thanks to Joel B. who took these photos. Gerber/Hart Library September 2003  Three Midwestern authors. Fourteen published books. Four bestsellers. That's what we showcased at the Gerber/Hart Library to a small audience. A special thanks goes out to Doug Kendrick who flew all the way from Southern California to be with us and get his copies of our novels signed! What is the Gerber/Hart Library? It's one of the nation's largest repositories of GLBT culture, which includes over 14,000 volumes in a lending library (for members), magazines, papers, videos, music, etc. The library is located at 1127 W. Granville Av. in the Edgewater neighborhood. Unabridged Bookstore Book Club June 2002  I was invited to speak at the book club at Unabridged Books in Chicago. Desert Sons was selected as the book to discuss (the club members read it beforehand). What a great time! I got wonderful critical feedback. Thanks to all of you who participated.  Chicago House April 2002  My books were part of a silent auction at the Chicago House Show at Harold Washington Library Winter Garden in Chicago. Desert Sons and Into This World We're Thrown become silent auction items. (Note both have the original covers.)  Unabridged Bookstore in Boystown (Chicago) April 2002 My first book placement in a brick and mortar store. 
(The books were still in their original covers before I became an iUniverse Star Author.)
 -------------------------------------- Milestones When these novels first came out I never expected the response I got. So, I have to show it off! October 28, 2003 Desert Sons and ITWWT hit #2 and #3 respectively, years after their debut!  June 21, 2002 Into This World We're Thrown reached #2 in sales on Amazon.com. [Note both books are shown with their original covers and their older prices.]  May 13, 2002 There were over 1250 titles listed in the Gay and Lesbian Literature genre on Amazon.com. Desert Sons reached #2 in sales!  Desert_Sons.htmlDesert_Sons.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1

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