I made it to the Grand Opening of the Writer’s Block bookstore and would call it a rousing success. Fellow member Amanda Skenandore made an appearance, too.
Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Councilman Coffin, and representatives from Senator Reid and Congresswoman Dina Titus all made presentations welcoming the new business and touting the importance of reading and of local authors. Tony Hsieh and his assistants were also in attendance as investors. I made sure to make contact with each and every one of them as a member of HWG.
In a discussion with co-owner Drew Cohen, he graciously said he would speak at one of our Monday meetings to tell us about self-publishing and placing consignments.
There will be activities around the celebration all day long, so if you get the chance pop in and introduce yourself.
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In other news, here’s yet one more writer’s conference coming up this year: