I LOVE BEING ON BOOK TOUR!

Week one of my tour was a blast! Thanks to everyone who came out to see me at Book Court, Hooray for Books, Children’s Book World, B&N and Politics & Prose.

I visited a bunch of schools while I was away and spoke to lots of energetic and inquisitive 4th and 5th graders. Here are some of my favorite questions (and comments) from the Q&A:

Do you ever get writer’s block?

How many people does it take to make a book?

What inspires you?

Are your characters based on real people?

Did you get to draw your cover?

My mom’s name is Leslie.

Are you rich?

I was going to buy your book last week but I was only allowed to buy three books that day.


I also sat a few seats away from a six-year-old and his dad before one reading and was lucky enough to overhear the following conversation:

Kid: Is she a famous writer?

Dad: I don’t know.

Kid (after glancing at me again): Well, she can’t be that famous. She doesn’t have a bodyguard.

Indeed!

Oh – and a three-year-old at Book Court asked me, “Why do you write?” Profound.

Next week I’ll be in Exton, PA and Kingston, NY. Specifics coming soon.

GIRL'S BEST FRIEND - TOUR DATES

GIRL'S BEST FRIEND, A MAGGIE BROOKLYN MYSTERY is in stores now. YAY!

FALL APPEARANCES

Saturday, October 16th at 11AM: Book Court in Brooklyn 163 Court Street

Tuesday, October 19th at 7PM: Barnes and Noble in Ellicott City, MD 4300 Montgomery Road

Thursday, October 21st at 10:30AM: Politics & Prose in Washington DC 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW

Saturday, November 6th at 2PM: Barnes and Noble in Princeton, NJ Princeton Marketfair, 3535 US Route 1

Saturday, November 13th from 12-4: Children's Book Fair at the Brooklyn Museum

I'll also be in Southern California for the week of November 15th. So more info coming soon...

Girl's Best Friend

Is in TONY KIDS!

http://newyorkkids.timeout.com/articles/books/89122/girls-best-friend-a-maggie-brooklyn-mystery-by-leslie-margolis-book-preview

Maggie Brooklyn!

GIRL'S BEST FRIEND, the first novel in the brand new MAGGIE BROOKLYN MYSTERY series is out on October 12th.

I'll be appearing at Book Court on October 16th at 11AM: http://www.bookcourt.org/category/events/

Please come - it'll be fun!

(More appearance info. coming soon)