Why, oh why has your agent not arranged for you to visit Winnipeg on your Canadian book tour? Please, if you have any influence at all (and I realize that the poor author is probably the last to be consulted!), please see if that can’t be amended. I have been longing to see/hear/meet you in person! No, I am not a crazed stalker, just a devoted fan. There are several wonderful bookstores in Winnipeg, especially the locally-owned McNally Robinson (which carries all your books), and wages a successful battle against the giant chain stores.
Thank you for at least considering my plea, and whether or not you get to Winnipeg I continue to admire your work enormously (have just ordered Sharpe’s Escape).
Jeanie