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Barnes and Noble Centerra Book Signing

October 25, 2009 By: Patricia

I joined four other mystery authors yesterday to participate in a panel and discussion at the Barnes and Noble Centerra in Loveland, Colorado. We managed to attract a few mystery readers to our tables to chat about our own books and mysteries in general, pass out our bookmarks and other promotional materials, and share the chocolate. It’s a rare signing when I don’t have a bowl of Hershey’s Kisses sitting out to lure the readers a little closer.

When I first began to do these signings in 2007, I was very shy about approaching people. Braver now, I often walk through the mystery section of a bookstore or catch customers as they walk in the door, hand out bookmarks, and invite them to stop by the signing table to chat. I usually mention that there’s no obligation to buy, that we just love the chance to talk to readers about books, getting published, book promotion, or any other subject they’re interested in.

One reader wanted to talk about blogging. Another gave me a hard sell on the Twilight series, which I have not read yet since I have this (apparently) unreasonable dislike of vampires (also werewolves and zombies).

The super CRM at Barnes and Noble Centerra, Vivian Tapp, took this picture of the group toward the end of our two-hour event.


From left to right, we are Coloradoans Charlotte Hinger (Deadly Descent), Patricia Stoltey (The Prairie Grass Murders and The Desert Hedge Murders), Cricket McRae (Lye in Wait, Heaven Preserve Us, and Spin a Wicked Web), Mike Befeler (Retirement Homes Are Murder and Living With Your Kids is Murder), and former Coloradoan now living in Wyoming Tony Hayden (The River’s Edge and Jaded Honor).

Learn more about Charlotte Hinger tomorrow on my Colorado author Monday.

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Comments

  1. Kerrie says

    October 26, 2009 at 9:09 am

    I was so sorry I had to miss your book signing. We had something else going on that day. Thanks for sharing the picture and keep us posted on upcoming book signings.

  2. Karen Walker says

    October 26, 2009 at 8:08 am

    My my, aren’t you a busy little beaver. Congratulations, Patricia, on having the energy to do all that you do to help other authors and promote your own books.
    karen

  3. Elizabeth Spann Craig says

    October 25, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    I love the picture, Patricia! Looks like y’all had a great time. Good for you to approach people in bookstores!

    Elizabeth
    Mystery Writing is Murder

Meet Patricia

I read, I write, I blog, and sometimes I do the laundry and cook. My 2014 novel, Dead Wrong, was a finalist in the thriller category of the 2015 Colorado Book Awards. Wishing Caswell Dead (Five Star/Cengage, December 20, 2017) is a historical mystery set in 1830s Illinois in the fictitious Village of Sangamon. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Colorado Book Awards for General Fiction. My most recent release, In Defense of Delia (Five Star/Cengage, November 2022), is available in hardcover and will soon be available in ebook and trade paperback. Read More…

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