Saturday in Edmonton: Promoting My Book, One Bookstore at a Time

A Night at the Hotel Macdonald

Stayed overnight at the Hotel MacDonald. An old beauty of a hotel built in 1915 by the Grand Trunk Railway. We've been going to the hotel all of our married lives. I'm in Edmonton to promote my book: Your Weight Loss Companion. I was out for supper with a gf to the Bistro Praha. I considered that the Friday was a weight maintenance day. We indulged in a small plate of fried breaded cheese with wine.

Bookstore Visits — Audrey's Books to West Edmonton Mall

Saturday will be a day of low carb eating. First stop: Audrey's Books. Met Sara. She thought "Your Weight Loss Companion" was interesting. She asked me to email her with all of the details. Then I drove to West Edmonton Mall (WEM) to find Indigo, a book chain store in Canada. Took me a very long time to find it. Walked for miles. Met the manager. He is giving me an email introduction to someone in acquisitions at head office. I did the same at London Drugs and Shopper's Drug Mart.

Lunch at Cactus Club and the Drive Home

Ate at Cactus Club just outside WEM. No bun hamburger and salad, 1 dry white wine. Drove home 1 1/2 hr drive. Countryside is green and beautiful. Arrived home.

Home to Harley and Chewy

Was greeted by Chewy, our dog, looks like a Anatolian Shepherd, very friendly. Harley, my husband and I sat outside. He with a beer and I with a G+T. In my conversations with people that day I was able to share my book details with about 10 people. They would give me their texting addresses and I would send them the Friesen ordering site. A successful day.