So, check out
Prairie Path Books. They are a new company based in Wheaton, a Western suburb of Chicago. A good friend is one of the principals. They have a unique concept in selling books through special events -- with no actual brick-and-mortar store front.
They have had a couple events so far as they get their feet on the ground and work out the kinks. They were really nice events.
The first featured
Jenny Riddle doing a dramatic book review of Sheryl Sandberg's book Lean In.
The second was a particular favorite. It was in The Vault in the basement of a restaurant in Wheaton called
The Bank.
Danny Ellis, an Irish singer-songwriter, was the featured artist. He told stories, did readings from his book
The Boy at the Gate, and performed selections from his album
800 voices, all of which dealt with his years in a Dublin orphanage. It was truly captivating. His song
Tommy Bonner still makes me tear up.
Anyway, so you might wonder why I'm featuring pages from their website as my art? That's because I took the photos for the website. (See the photo credit in the first screen capture up top? "photos by Haley Hughes")
It's been fun challenge for me, and especially rewarding to see the end result. It certainly gets me away from the landscapes and puppy photos that I've been concentrating on lately.
