So I had my first author reading, and I think it went well.
I read excerpts from my novel Barrio Imbroglio, which as you know, is burning up the best-seller lists in 148 nations and causing rioting in the streets of cities whose bookstores have run out of copies.
And just in case you didn’t know that, you can always get it on Amazon.
In any case, everyone who showed up at the reading seemed to have a good time, and my only negative feedback was “Next time, speak slower.”
Yes, as a Latino, I speak rapidly. So that’s something to build on for my next author event, which is in the planning stages. I’ll keep all of you posted on that.
The only odd moment of my first reading was when my hosts wheeled out a cake that had been decorated with the book cover and my author photo (because, hey, why not?). A few people seemed overly enthusiastic to handle the knife and slice into the image of me. And several clamored for the right to devour the eyes.
Perhaps I’m reading too much into that.
Regardless, here is a shot of the piece that displayed my eyeball in frosting.
Yes, I may have the cover of my next novel here.
