I have a corner all set up for me and Red at the Battenkill Bookstore, my local bookstore. When she can, Maria comes with me and helps me get the inscriptions right, and Connie stacks the books and prepares them for shipment. I’m not sure of the exact figure now, but we are up to 700 pre-orders. Each of the people who order or pre-order will receive this very classy and custom made tote-bag.

I have my own table, my own tea and even my own pen signing kit. Maria and I try to do the book tour together, it is important to her and to me and we make a dynamite team.

I will also sign and personalize each copy (within reason) purchased through Battenkill.

We need a new and wiser understanding of animals if they are to remain in our world. We need to talk to them and listen to them, rather than project our own needs and emotions onto them. I think the book will help animals and also help people keep animals among us. Lots of anecdotes and hopefully useful information.

That’s the idea. You can order or pre-order the book through Battenkill, my local bookstore. They take paypal and credit cards, their phone number is 518 677-2515. There are several hundred of these neat tote-bags left and we will order more when we pass the 1,000 mark.

If there are to be bookstores and  writers left in the world, writers must change, and readers must buy books, and not just from Amazon. I am changing, my blog is part of that, so are the donations and voluntary payments. I intend to be relevant, and to remain a book writer.  For that matter, so are the tote-bags. We never used to give things away to encourage people to buy our books. But it sure works now.
If you are book lover, then this could be a chance for you to vote with your money, for a wonderful bookstore, for books, for me.  We can’t just wish for books and bookstores to remain and thrive, we need to help. Because of that help, independent bookstores are making a comeback.

So are some writers.

Thanks for helping me move towards 1,000.

My publisher will pay attention to that. You can order or pre-order here.