tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post5366749901410306053..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: Festival Photo AlbumWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-88863687163360325022008-05-01T17:34:00.000-04:002008-05-01T17:34:00.000-04:00Love this photo tour, Annette-- And a pleasure see...Love this photo tour, Annette-- And a pleasure seeing you there! This is always a great festival.<BR/><BR/>- HallieHallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-62075075329150956602008-04-30T16:28:00.000-04:002008-04-30T16:28:00.000-04:00Like Tory said, terrific photo tour. Looks like yo...Like Tory said, terrific photo tour. Looks like you all did great work, as usual. I'm sorry to have missed it, but happy it was such a success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-71456501579172776892008-04-30T10:57:00.000-04:002008-04-30T10:57:00.000-04:00It was another great Festival. Alan and I voluntee...It was another great Festival. Alan and I volunteered and got to blow up balloons! Great fun. As always, we enjoyed seeing the other Sisters and the authors, not to mention Mary Alice, Richard, and the MLB employees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-4392229883157083332008-04-30T10:21:00.000-04:002008-04-30T10:21:00.000-04:00Thanks for posting the photos, Annette. I'll look...Thanks for posting the photos, Annette. I'll look forward to seeing you next week at the CPA. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad I was able to get to both the class and the Festival, although I rushed through the Festival so quickly that I'm not even sure how many or which books I bought - a bag full. I'm at work now and the books are stacked in my living room, waiting to be read or put somewhere or knocked over by the cats. I feel as if I short-changed some of our local favorites because I only stopped by to say hello without buying their books -- I already own autographed copies of all of Nancy Martin's Blackbird Mysteries and everything by Kathy Miller Haines, Kathleen George. From prior years, I've also got major collections of works by many of the other participants. So many books . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-55227843476267928962008-04-30T10:10:00.000-04:002008-04-30T10:10:00.000-04:00Kathy, this is one of those stories that keeps gro...Kathy, this is one of those stories that keeps growing and growing way beyond reality. While Ellen probably placed two dozen phone calls during our drive to and from the Festival and everywhere in between, there were in reality only TWO trips to the airport and the luggage showed up during the second one around 8:45PM. <BR/><BR/>So it really wasn't that bad. For me. For Ellen it was horribly stressful since she kept thinking of more items that were in that bag and fearing she'd never see any of it again.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-14983412012738095732008-04-30T10:09:00.000-04:002008-04-30T10:09:00.000-04:00Oh my gosh! What fantastic titles! And it doesn't...Oh my gosh! What fantastic titles! And it doesn't surprise me in the least that you were so giving of your time. I'll have to check them out. Thanks for talking about the ones you bought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-53538879898212404972008-04-30T10:07:00.000-04:002008-04-30T10:07:00.000-04:00Let's see...I bought Kate Flora's FINDING AMY and ...Let's see...I bought Kate Flora's FINDING AMY and CHOSEN FOR DEATH. I've been wanting to read FINDING AMY for a couple years, but just finally got around to buying it. <BR/><BR/>I also bought Ellen Crosby's THE MERLOT MURDERS and Pari Noskin Taichert's THE BELEN HITCH, another one that's been on my "to buy" list for ages.<BR/><BR/>Elizabeth Zelvin was a guest blogger not all that long ago, so I picked up her DEATH WILL GET YOU SOBER (what a great cover). <BR/><BR/>I came away with HOOK, LINE & HOMOCIDE, SORRY NOW? and AN ECHO OF DEATH all by that sweet talker Mark Richard Zubro.<BR/><BR/>And I won BIG CITY, BAD BLOOD by Sean Chercover in the raffle.<BR/><BR/>And in case anyone is interested, I'm currently reading GUILTY by Festival attendee Hallie Ephron (writing as GH Ephron). Excellent book!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-52103342668813165452008-04-30T10:04:00.000-04:002008-04-30T10:04:00.000-04:00Great report and photos, Annette!The Festival was ...Great report and photos, Annette!<BR/><BR/>The Festival was fantastic - and we did set some new records - we sold, essentially, a whole SUV full of books!<BR/><BR/>What Annette did NOT tell you was that she went way beyond the call of duty to help Ellen (who is a sweetheart). How many trips to the airport, Annette? All in an effort to locate and grab Ellen's luggage - which I understand finally happened on Trip #3 at 11 pm? Brava!!<BR/><BR/>xo<BR/>Kathy SweeneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-28048280437919847512008-04-30T09:40:00.000-04:002008-04-30T09:40:00.000-04:00Annette, looks like this tour was well worth posti...Annette, looks like this tour was well worth posting. Perhaps you'll do an overview of the books you bought? I would love to add some great mysteries to my shelf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-17367334526920981462008-04-30T09:18:00.000-04:002008-04-30T09:18:00.000-04:00Will, there were definitely guys there, too. Blame...Will, there were definitely guys there, too. Blame it on the photographer (me) for not showing a good representation of who all was there. <BR/><BR/>To name a few: Charles Benoit, Con Lehane, CR Corwin, John Lamb (I can't believe I didn't get a picture of HIM!), Jason Pinter, and Mark Zubro (who managed to sweet talk me into buying several of his books)Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-71768119701230811382008-04-30T09:12:00.000-04:002008-04-30T09:12:00.000-04:00Jennie and Will, your books will be out by then so...Jennie and Will, your books will be out by then so there's no excuse for "yinz" to miss the festival. I heard the bookstore sold a record number of books this year!Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-22649168247725366442008-04-30T08:51:00.000-04:002008-04-30T08:51:00.000-04:00Great pictures, Annette. I had to look close to f...Great pictures, Annette. I had to look close to find a few guys there.<BR/><BR/>Looked like a good time.Wilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-88908882867905115752008-04-30T08:48:00.000-04:002008-04-30T08:48:00.000-04:00Martha, I was charmed by your niece! What a cutie!...Martha, I was charmed by your niece! What a cutie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-7724230212487553362008-04-30T08:26:00.000-04:002008-04-30T08:26:00.000-04:00The photos are excellent. I really must try to mak...The photos are excellent. I really must try to make it up there next year...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-86492413510567263402008-04-30T07:23:00.000-04:002008-04-30T07:23:00.000-04:00Annette, I'm honored to be included with such grea...Annette, I'm honored to be included with such great company and 'the shopping' has to stop. My TBR pile is one tall stack and it's going to take me all summer to get through it - lucky me!<BR/><BR/>The Festival was terrific as usual, but the surprise was meeting Vicki Delany and finding out about her book Burden of Memory, set in the Muskoka region of Ontario, my favorite place on earth. That one has moved to the top of the pile.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the report!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-8019223383333378532008-04-30T06:20:00.000-04:002008-04-30T06:20:00.000-04:00We missed you, Tory. You know what they say about ...We missed you, Tory. You know what they say about all work and no play...Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-68030434166855624722008-04-30T05:50:00.000-04:002008-04-30T05:50:00.000-04:00Thanks for the photo tour, Annette! I'm sorry I m...Thanks for the photo tour, Annette! I'm sorry I missed the festival (had to work), but at least I got to see some of the highlights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com