Lucky in Love Literature

My husband is generally the lucky one. If there's going to be a random drawing, a raffle, or a door prize he's more likely to win than anyone else I've ever known. But I didn't have him with me last night. And guess what? I won! I won a BOOK! (And I love books.)

Our neighborhood book club planned a field trip for this month's meeting. We all attended an author event/book signing organized by Rainy Day Books. We went to see Stephanie Kallos talk about her second novel Sing Them Home. It was a very nice evening at Unity Temple on the Plaza, albeit a bit chilly in the sanctuary. The author read a large portion of the first chapter of Sing Them Home and an essay entitled "How to Write Your Second Novel: or If you want to make God laugh, show Him your outline." She also talked about the motivations and origins of her second novel, answered questions from the audience, and shared some enticing tidbits about her next novel, currently in the works.

After the author spoke, they held a drawing to give away a copy of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and tickets to the author event in May when that author will be speaking and signing books!

Our book club adjourned to Brio around the corner for some munchies, drinks, and discussion of the book. Much fun was had by all. Next month we will be discussing The Time Traveler's Wife.