Books By The Arch Recap

At home, but still unpacking and re-sorting the books. Taking in the totality, the event was successful. Books By The Arch was different than anything I've attended before. It wasn't a salon for readers at a writers' convention where writers go to learn their craft. At author events at libraries, people generally didn't want to buy. They were used to getting books for free and many expected the authors to give their works away for free. Books By The Arch was a true event for book lovers. People were going from room to room pulling grocery carts, suitcases, or wheeled backpacks.

Besides the sale, 80 beaded bookmarks were given out. A dozen of them to people who stopped by the table. One of the things that seemed to work was the bingo card. Attendees had a card of author names and had to have the boxes checked off to enter to win a big basket. One of the things that seemed to work at having people stop by the table was the bingo card. Attendees had a card of author names and had to have the boxes checked off to enter to win a big basket. 

The other thing that seemed to garner attention was a newcomer to my table presentation, a 3-D rendering of Medraut. The dragon lounged on a wooden box overlooking the book series that he was a character in.

It was my first time at St. Louis so there was also the opportunity to talk a boat tour and to wander through some of the park around the St. Louis Arch. Couldn't go up through the the museum or up the arch due to the government closure.

 ~till next time, keep reading. Helen