Moondance in the Sun

Yay for sunshine! Yay for books! Yay for summer fairs and ice cream trucks and boys who look up from their Game Boy and say, "I can't wait to read your book!" and girls who turn to their moms and say, "I want to read this book! Can I get it, Mom? Please, please, please!" (Okay, I admit there were also kids who said, "No, Mom, don't make me get a book! Can I have a hot dog instead!?!" But I'm perfectly happy for my memories to be selective... :) )

I had the loveliest day on Saturday. I did a signing for Moondance Gifts (a fabulous gift shop in Eastport, NY) at the East Quogue Hamlet Fair. It was absolutely perfect weather -- you know, the kind of weather that makes you say, "Wow, it's so gorgeous out," so often that you begin to annoy yourself. Sarah, the store owner, was super-nice, and I signed many books and talked to many people.

My Day at the Fair

Such a lovely way to end my summer book tour-a-poloosa.

Yep, I said "end." But have no fear, I'm just taking a couple weeks off from book events. If you look on my Appearances page or back in this blog, you'll see that I have had a book event every single week starting even before my pub date. It's been very cool and very exhausting. But now I actually have some time before my next event (which will be the Princeton Children's Book Festival on September 15th). And I have grand plans:

1) Buy socks. I match socks based on how many holes they have in the toes. I'm pretty sure that's not how most grown-ups fold their laundry. I'm really not very good at this whole grown-up thing.

2) Ask husband to call Roto-rooter. This morning, I trooped down to the basement intending to wash my hole-y socks and discovered that our washing machine was half full of water. I'm no plumber, but I'm betting this is NOT a good sign.

3) Read Harry Potter 7. Yes, I bought it at midnight after my book signing at Eight Cousins, but between revisions and book events, I haven't had time to read it. I also haven't seen the HP 5 movie, but I don't want to get too nuts with this whole free-time thing.

Oh, and I plan to work on my Super-Secret-Special Writing Project. Shh, don't tell anyone.

What are your end-of-summer plans?

Moondance

[Edited to reflect last minute change of venue!]

Any of you New Yorkers headed out to the Hamptons this weekend? If so, stop by East Quogue, NY, on Saturday afternoon and say hi to me! I'll be signing copies of INTO THE WILD at the Moondance Gifts booth at the East Quogue Hamlet Fair. The fair takes place at Hamlet Green on Montauk Highway in East Quogue, just west of Southhampton, where the south fork of Long Island starts, well, forking. Here's the info:

Saturday, August 18th from 1-3pm
Moondance Gifts Booth, East Quogue Hamlet Fair
Hamlet Green, Montauk Hwy, East Quogue, NY

It's supposed to be a beautiful day and the fair sounds like a lot of fun. Hope to see you there!