For Small Business Saturday and the Indies First initiative, local authors (including yours truly!) will be visiting independent bookshops in Connecticut.
The idea to bring authors and readers together in support of their favorite indies was initially suggested by Sherman Alexie, author of “The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian,” among others. In 2013, he urged fellow authors to give their time to the shops that support them. This year, the official spokesperson is "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail" author Cheryl Strayed. Read her appeal to authors and illustrators here.
So who is going to be where, and when are they going to be there? Here is line-up for Byrd's Books in Bethel and RJ Julia in Madison, and The Hickory Stick Bookshop in Washington. if you know of an author-bookstore combo, please let us know in the comments!
Byrd’s Books, 126 Greenwood Ave. in Bethel, Conn.
Sally Allen at 10: 30 a.m.
Andrea Zimmerman at 1 p.m.
Cindy Eastman and Donna Marie Merritt at 2 p.m.
Amy Kundrat and Elissa Altman at 3 p.m.
The Hickory Stick Bookshop, 2 Green Hill Rd. in Washington, Conn.
Marilyn Singer will sign copies of her most recent book "Tallulah’s Tap Shoes," as well as many of her other books, at 2 p.m.
RJ Julia, 768 Boston Post Rd. in Madison, Conn.
James Benn from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Donna DiCello from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Paul Ferrante from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Karen Olson 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Clarence Jones from 12 - 2 p.m.
Christine Pakkala from 12 - 2 p.m.
Lucretia Bingham from 1 - 3 p.m.
Kristan Higgins 2 - 4 p.m.
Bob Steele from 2 - 4 p.m.
Martha Ritter from 2 - 4 p.m.
Sally Allen from 3 - 5 p.m.
Shari Arnold from 3 - 5 p.m.
Anita Sawyer from 4 - 6 p.m.
Mike Urban from 3 - 5 p.m. or 4 - 6 p.m.
Jason Marchi from 6 - 8 p.m.
Suzanne Palmieri from 6 - 8 p.m.
Dan Pope from 6 - 8 p.m.
Juliana Gribbins from 6 - 8 p.m.