A highlight of the show for me was during the Hyperion Cocktail party when Beth from The Country Book in Southern Pines, NC, came up to me and told me she’d started THE RICHEST SEASON the night before and couldn’t go to sleep because she couldn’t put it down! A fan of the book, who actually comes from NJ but loves her store and buys all her books there, sent Beth her own copy and told her she had to read it. “I just love it!” Beth told me and I threw my arms around her. I’m going to stop in her store next month when I’m in the area and sign her copies. As I said at the party, the independents helped this self-published novel finally land a major deal with Hyperion. I will always support them, as they are the heart and soul of the bookselling industry.
