LUCY Update

Hi, I am going to borrow my blog to talk about our LUCY conference again. For those of you who are not part of the LUCY facebook or LUCY twitter, here's another way to update. Many of us on the Advisory Board were thrilled to find The Red Umbrella last summer Thrilled also that the publisher saw fit to share this book with us. Anyway, we all loved it. We followed up and invited Christina Diaz Gonzalez to our conference. She said YES! I am so looking forward to this conference. Last Friday I had a wonderful chat with one of our authors, Cheryl Hudson. Her publisher also sent a book to LUCY. " My Friend, Maya" had a bit of surprise ending which is great for kids. Such a beautiful book! Janet Wong, another of our authors, has been delightful to work with. A gardenia lover, we have enjoyed some fun exchanges. Lastly, we not the least of our visiting authors by any means, is Jacqueline Jules. We are most grateful to her publisher as well. We now have several different copies in our LRC. One of her books was also one of my review books for Linworth, "Duck for Turkey Day ". I have to admit, the first time I read it, I was not as familiar with multicultural literature as I am now so my review would concentrate on that aspect more now. I hope you will all register for our conference. We will have book signings for you. Bedford Falls has agreed to secure the books we are eligible to sell. This is very exciting!!

LUCY Conference Day

Almost everyone is talking about new beginnings right now. I guess January does that to us, along with spring time! January is a very motivating month for me. Once I get the house back together I feel such a sense of accomplishment which just rolls over to the rest of my life (note two posts very close together!). In January the entire year is out in front of you just for taking! I see some interesting things on the horizon and thought you might like to hear about them. This month is chock full of short trips. My husband, an avid UVA sports fan, and I met some friends for dinner and a game in Charlottesville last weekend. She and I will be taking an artisan bread making class later this month! Now that really is something to look forward to. Also this month I have TWO overnight trips to Williamsburg. One with friends and one for my 33rd wedding anniversary! Feb. is a little sparse, but in March I will be presenting at VSRA with a dear friend. The big deal for me this year is in August when LUCY is having a one day multicultural conference and as grant manager, I will be putting it together with our team. The author of Red Umbrella will be one of speakers. Christina Gonzalez's first novel is getting a lot of press and has shown up on numerous Top 10 lists! I am very excited. Tomorrow I will share some of the other authors who will be with us.
Take a minute and look at 2011 and all the blessings that are on your horizon!