LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE. Photo credit Pete Minda.

I have kind and amazing friends, and BookPeople has a kind and amazing staff, and my book event Tuesday was a complete joy to me. Thank you, everyone.

And now it is now! The present! Past the big book event I could not see around for a while. The present has

Digging back into my neglected-in-the-past-week Book #2
Signing stock at BookPeople for all your holiday shopping needs HINT HINT
Incredibly lovely review in the Austin American Statesman, my hometown paper.
Cynthia Leitich Smith interviewing me for her Cynsations blog (see my office in all its random messy glory)
iTunes/iBook store naming Summer and Bird one of their Best Books of October HURRAH.

And soon it will be: the future. What now swims before my eyes blocking out all else is the Texas Book Festival October 27-28. Besides stalking my favorite writers at various panels and parties, I will also be

Signing books at the BookPeople/Penguin Booth (booth 314-315) from 11:30am-noon on Sunday, October 27.
On a children's lit panel called "The World Turned Upside Down" at 1pm Sunday. This panel is moderated by author and Writing Barn-runner Bethany Hegedus. The panelists are NY Times bestselling writer Lisa McMann, award-winning Austin writer of boy-friendly books Greg Leitich Smith, and NY Times bestselling AND award-winning writer Catherynne M. Valente. And uh, me! So how can it not be awesome, not to mention upside-down.
Signing books in the Children's Booksigning Tent at 13th and Colorado at 2:15pm Sunday, right after the panel.

So come stroll around the Capitol, bring kids, drop by the panel, or come to one of the booksignings--even if you don't need a book signed (you have to buy them there to get them signed there, FYI), come say hi, I will be glad to see you.

In: the FUTURE (cue theramin effect).

Katherine Catmull