Virginia Festival of the Book

Mar 27, 2012

I rode down the road to Charlottesville, VA this weekend for the Virginia Festival of the Book. Had a great time! I love being around people who love books!

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I'm pictured here with fellow Kensington author Mollie Cox Bryan. She writes cozies.

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Saturday lunch was delicious and featured writer Jeffery Deaver as the keynote.

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Couldn't resist snapping a picture of this cupcake at lunch.

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I sat on the Saturday afternoon panel "High Body Count."

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I'm pictured here with fellow panelists Del Staecker and Sandra Parshall.

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We had standing room only in our session and lots of great audience questions.