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October 02, 2006
Montana Festival of the Book
Here I am at my favorite new independent bookstore in Missoula -- Fact and Fiction, which I visited while in town for the Montana Festival of the Book. Co-owner Barbara Theroux sought me out at Friday night's Gala to tell me how much she loved Hattie Big Sky. That made me feel as important as Ivan Doig -- and that's saying a lot, in that town.
The festival is two packed days of panels, reading and presentations. I took in everything I could, especially enjoying a movie about poet Richard Hugo. Another book fest marvel: in a genuinely wild west spirit of cooperation (sing to the tune of Oklahoma's,"Oh, the cowboy and the farmer should be friends. . ."), four local Missoula bookstores join forces to sponsor the festival bookstore: Fact and Fiction, Shakespeare & Company, Barnes and Noble and the University of Montana bookstore.
Hattie and I thoroughly enjoyed our first public appearance together. Missoulians are warm and welcoming, the food fabulous (note to self: an extra hour on the treadmill to walk off the breakfasts at the Hob Nob Cafe and The Shack and the dinners at Scotty's Table and Pearl's Cafe), and the city literally glowed in its leafy autumn garb. We had so much fun, in fact, we're hankering to be invited back. Next time, I'm definitely ordering the creme brulee at Pearl's.
Posted by kirby at October 2, 2006 04:35 PM
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