It was supposed to be 20 bookstores in 2 days, but after arriving at the Sawgrass Mills mall at eight o'clock at night and not being able to find the Books-a-Million after a hour and a half, we called uncle. It made me feel slightly better that it's the seventh largest mall in the US. Slightly. I think I've mentioned that I'm kind of obsessive.
It was a whirlwind trip. And I mean whirlwind, as the AC quit working halfway through the first day, and I arrived at each store sweaty, sunburnt, and looking as if I had just stepped out of a wind tunnel. The car wouldn't start in an eighth floor parking garage after visiting literally the coolest bookstore I've ever been to. Seriously, Books and Books in Coral Gables is absolutely awesome. The store wraps around an open-air porch and you can eat outside or inside. With the books. Need I say more?
The car started, and except for one random moment of terror when a scary-looking dude started screaming obscenities at my mom through the open window of our car (no AC, remember??), the rest of the book tour smoothly.
It was a whirlwind trip. And I mean whirlwind, as the AC quit working halfway through the first day, and I arrived at each store sweaty, sunburnt, and looking as if I had just stepped out of a wind tunnel. The car wouldn't start in an eighth floor parking garage after visiting literally the coolest bookstore I've ever been to. Seriously, Books and Books in Coral Gables is absolutely awesome. The store wraps around an open-air porch and you can eat outside or inside. With the books. Need I say more?
The car started, and except for one random moment of terror when a scary-looking dude started screaming obscenities at my mom through the open window of our car (no AC, remember??), the rest of the book tour smoothly.
I know, I know, another picture of my book on the shelves. But it still gives me chills to see it, even though it was in almost every bookstore I visited. This sighting was at a B&N at Pembroke Pines.
This was view as we drove over the causeway toward Miami Beach toward another Books & Books. Gorgeous water!
Becky at Barnes & Noble in Plantation made my day. Not only did she tell me she had just sold my book to another customer, but she wanted me to sign one to her. Thanks Becky!
Koi at open air mall in Bal Harbour, home of yes, yet another Books & Books.
This Book-a-Million in Vero Beach was my second to the last stop of the trip, and is home of Lynn, the nicest store manager of the trip. Not only did she have me sign a book to her, she is a sincere, nice lady.
The independent stores were just breathtaking. If I lived on the east coast of Florida I would be permanently camped out at any of the Books & Books, The Bookstore in the Grove in Miami or the Book Center of Vero Beach, which had a fabulous children's section.
All in all, a successful trip, and I am diving back into my edits for the next book, due out Spring 2016.
All in all, a successful trip, and I am diving back into my edits for the next book, due out Spring 2016.
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