City of Big Shoulders, Here We Come!

The fun doesn’t stop when it comes to talking about Pure! This weekend I had the distinct pleasure of speaking to the state winners in this year’s Letters About Literature contest (thanks, Georgia Center for the Book!) about reading and writing, and on Thursday I’ll be speaking to all the fantastic 8th graders at Renfroe Middle School in Decatur!

But the BIG exciting news is that next week I’m going to finally get to see Chicago for the first time! I’ve lived in San Francisco and New York, and even spent some time in Austin, but somehow Chicago’s eluded me, even though my mom’s from there.  I am excited about this vacation on it’s own, but am extra thrilled I’ll get to do an appearance at Anderson’s Book Shop in Downer’s Grove on Wednesday, May 6th! I’ll be at the store (5112 Main St.) at 6:30 speaking about and reading from Pure, and of course signing!

We’ve got a lot planned for the trip (Terra Foundation for American Art–duh; the Art Institute [yes we will go see the miniatures in the basement]; and the Vosges chocolates HQ, to name a few), but I am a really big foodie and am not quite sure where exactly to eat. So! If you have suggestions of restaurants in Chicago proper (breakfast, lunch, dinner–whatev!), leave me a comment and tell me about it!  If I pick your place, and like it, I’ll send you a Chicago souvenir when I get back!