Great Midwest Bookfest 2009

The organizers, Urban Reviews, did a fabulous job of organizing this inaugural book event, and they proved that Milwaukee is full of readers and book buyers. There was something for everybody: Romance and women's fiction, Christian fiction, nonfiction, young adult, plus a bookseller (Cultural Connection) had a table selling biographies and other categories. The ambience was wonderful, with soft jazz playing in the background and comfortable lighting (and the bar was open!). Everyone who purchased a book received a gift bag. A very special moment was the brief period of silence we all observed in memory of the gifted writer E. Lynn Harris, who had passed away the day before.

A few photos from the afternoon (you can see more photos at these publicly available pages of Facebook):

Me with Radiah of Urban Reviews

Radiah and her hubby, Charles. They worked tirelessly to make the

event the success it was.

Me with Michelle Larks, whom I met for the first time

Me with Adrienna Dionna Turner, one of the local authors participating

(she's holding her copy of Save The Best For Last)

Be sure to visit Urban-Reviews.net to read book reviews and author interviews, both audio and visual.