While you, dear readers, are hungrily reading The Travelers’ Market, I’m already with Sarah, Timothy and Jessica on their next adventure and learning about maps—ancient maps, fantasy maps, map ciphers, maps with dragons and sailing ships. Yes, maps figure heavily in the, yet to be named, third book of the trilogy. And it means I get to use my map shop!

Ever since visitng Zurich several years ago, I’ve wanted to use the little shop I discovered on a side alley. It isn’t really a map shop. But that’s what authros do, right? Reconfigure ideas.  That’s me in the skirt peeking in the window with my niece, Liz. There’s a big green enameled stove in the corner and every beam holds books and rolls of mysterious papers. I want to work there.

Speaking of maps— Don’t forget the Map Your Way into Story Workshop at Kennewick Barnes and Noble

Sat Sept 6th at 2 pm. Bring your colored pencils.