Serendipity
As I sat crawling along I-84 in a Saturday afternoon traffic jam that mimicked Friday afternoon at rush hour, I wondered whether I would arrive fashionably late or appallingly overdue to a reading/author conversation in North Portland yesterday. The parking was challenging when I did get there and rain threatened. I briefly contemplated giving up and going home, but two blocks from the main drag, there was ample parking. The effort turned out to be well worth any inconvenience. I not only attended an author event in a lovely venue (Another Read Through,3932 N Mississippi Ave., Portland, OR 97227) but chatting with the owner, Elisa, I was asked about "Indelible." Did I have any books I would like to leave on consignment. Of course...it always pays to have "trunk stock." I walked back to my car and brought in 3 books, one of which was bought right off the counter by one of the other authors, Christine Finlayson, a fellow Sisters-in-Crime member.
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Bonnie
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Oct 16, 2015 06:09PM
You never know when opportunity will knock. I was paying for a top at Chico's and remarked I could never go in that store without buying something. The sales associate commented that it was like a bookstore--she always had to buy something. I asked what she liked to read, and she said all kinds of fiction. Of course I whipped out one of my handy bookmarks, and she looked at me like I was some kind of rock star. I have no idea if she bought my book, but her reaction alone made my day. So nice that you met a perceptive book store owner; I hope their store thrives!
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I hope this bookstore thrives, too, in the land of Powell's, that megatopia of bookstores (I think I just invented that term) in the Portland area. On all the "must-see" lists of tourists and conventioneers alike, the little neighborhood bookstores all need our support. I'll make the trip to return and browse the shelves over there, despite the fact that it's not close-by. The owner is very supportive of local writers, which is wonderful. One other local bookstore, which I will not name, didn't even have the grace to respond to my request for them to stock my books. Bad PR, I say. I could land on the NY Times Bestseller List and they would be kicking themselves when I took my fans to "Another Read Through." Never ignore the little folk, I say.
