Well, my friends, it’s official. I have attended the Ridges and Rivers Book Festival the past three years, and given that the festival STARTED three years ago, I am officially a founding attendee and my attendance appears to be an annual tradition.

I hereby decree (wish) that this event shall exist in perpetuity and I will let nothing stand in my way of attendance.

Declaring this, of course, means there will be an ice storm next year or a tree will fall on my car the morning of, but I’m deciding to tempt fate anyway.

Two years ago I attended just one author talk, sprinting to see J. Ryan Stradal after a soccer game. Last year, I attended two sessions, sprinting home for soccer after seeing Christina Clancy and a combo session with Carol Dunbar and Nick Petrie.

This year, I was able to make a day of it! When I got the author announcement newsletter, I sat down with it and planned out my reading to make sure I was prepared.