Good morning!
In between assignments last Saturday, I popped into The Book Market in Crest Hill where Chicago poet Alan Hines was having a book signing.
Alan is super supportive of the BryonySeries ever since we first met him at our 2023 Calkins Day celebration.
Calkins Day (Feb. 13) is the BryonySeries' official holiday. It's a day to celebrate laughter, imagination, and generosity, and it just so happens to land on the birthday of Ed Calkins, Steward of Tara, BryonySeries author and character.
Ed is a ruthless dictator/Irish vampire in this book, this book, and this book in the BryonySeries, is also an author in the series. After he published his first novel, he joined WriteOn Joliet. So on Calkins Day 2024, we were celebrating the release of "The Fifth" (Ed's latest book).
I was thrilled to learn Alan had won a beautiful painting that painter and retired art teacher Nancy Calkins (Ed's wife) created and gave away just for Calkins Day.
Alan found out when he was setting up for his book signing. So, of course, I had to get a photo of him holding it.
To check out his many, many titles, here is the Alan Hines Amazon author page.
And for those who don't know (yet), here is why we celebrate Calkins Day.
Here is how to celebrate Calkins Day.
And here is a twenty-question interview with the real Ed Calkins.
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