Olympia and Portland were quiet events. It’s occurred to me that the most successful events so far have been those where I go to someone else’s regularly scheduled meeting and we discuss the book. Check! Orca Books in Olympia was a Sunday event, which they warned me almost guaranteed a low turn-out. It was the […]
Gay Romance Northwest Meet-Up in Seattle
My GRNW experience was great, worthwhile, and valuable, but slightly overshadowed by the emotional impact of coming home to a place that has both changed and stayed the same. First, the conference or meet-up. The first author-centered panel went quickly. Only 45 minutes long and I started to realize how very little we would get […]
Gender Justice League and Home
In Seattle, I stopped by Babeland, where I’d worked from 1998 to 2000. At some point, we made a photo book and these were the two I’d chosen. Me looking boyish and a wedding photo. Pretty cute. I also got a shot of the first apartment building James and I lived in together. FUCC, a […]
Book Tour Video: Flying to Seattle
And off I go! Today, I’m going to walk to the train, train to the shuttle, shuttle to the Boston-Logan, fly to SeaTac, and bus to Tacoma, where I will be picked up by the lovely and gracious Victoria, who is putting me up for my first book tour event. In the meantime, I made […]
Book Tour Hits Tacoma on September 12th
Dena Hankins will visit the Gender Alliance of the South Sound for a reading and discussion of her new Seattle-set queer/trans* romance, Blue Water Dreams. She is touring the Pacific Northwest to promote her debut novel, published by Bold Strokes Books and available through major distributors. The tour mixes readings, discussions, erotica reading workshops, and […]