As you know, bookstore readings are my thing (or at least they were before I started working so many hours a week that I find the last one I attended was eight months...eight months...ago) and I find the whole process fascinating -- from the reading itself to the audience's odd mannerisms and secret but not so secret conversations both before and after the author's part of the gig is over.
On the heels of both my grave disappointment at my recent track record for attending these events (I used to attend several per week so to say I'm out of sorts is to grossly understate this state of affairs) and my recent foray into journey-from-your-armchair-literature, I'm now considering kick-starting my anemic author-event attendance by showing up at...a business conference. I know.
Whilst checking out the Triple Pundit and thinking about my secret sustainable wine project (which is also suffering from my crazy workload), I took a look at the Opportunity Green conference that will take place Nov 7 - 9th at UCLA. After perusing the sponsors and speakers (MINI, I love you), I was delighted to see that Rick Ridgeway, author of The Shadow of Kilimanjaro: On Foot Across East Africa (which I finished a few short weeks ago and which inspired me to dive headlong into this reading direction), will be speaking in his role as VP of Environmental Programs and Communication at Patagonia.
Not my ideal author venue, but I'm willing to check it out.
