Library News

Portrait of an author about to tip over from tiredness

First off, I'm sorry for the inconsistent posting of late. The conference really threw me off, and then when I came home, I had an event at our local library which completely did me in. 

As in stick a fork in me, I was done.

For an introvert, I can extrovert really well, but only for short periods. Then I require plugging into the charger, which can be anything from my loveseat with wine or a cozy corner with coffee or a long walk with no people around. I was having a hard time getting any of that, so things short-circuited a bit.

The library talk went really well, however. I'd hoped to have video, even though I hate watching myself, but my friend who'd planned to do it was down with a migraine and I decided to not bother rather than try to find someone at the last minute and stress myself out further.

I did about 10 minutes on me generally and why I write historical fiction specifically, then read from the first chapter of Coming Apart, and ended with almost 30 minutes of question and answer. It was fun, and I just let them ask until they ran out of questions.

Then I came home and crashed so hard.

My ask today is also library-related. Do you have a card at your local library? I do, although I mostly use it for Libby and ebooks because my eyes will only take so much print-reading.

Our local children's library, currently unused
but soon to undergo renovation

The reason I'm asking is because between Amazon's reworking of the algorithm back in the spring and everyone's current economic difficulties, my sales have plummeted. To a point where they're making me nervous. 

And I hate chewing my fingernails, it's something I've been trying to break myself of since my teens.

So... those of you with library cards, how do you feel about asking your friendly neighborhood librarian to order one or more of my books? They're available in ebook, paperback, and hardcover, and the Tudor series is available in large print, as well. Ava & Claire (the first trilogy) are available in audio, and I just sold audio rights for the Tudor series, so I'm hoping that they'll be finished and available by spring.

Support your local library. (Support your local author by asking your local library to stock her - or any other autthor you might want to read and who isn'tt in the budget right now. Libraries like knowing what their patrons want to read, it saves them from guessing and from just buying the "big name" books that the library catalogs push at them.

Win/win?