Getting Messy at East West Books, Mountain View, CA Friday June 1st 7:30 pm!

ByKim Hermanson

Hi All,

I’m planning to bring my guitar and encourage loud, boisterous singing at this upcoming event this Friday evening, at East West Bookstore in Mountain View. At my last book event, an elderly lady kept asking me when we were going to get “messy.” She helped validate what I was feeling–a “traditional” book talk where the author stands up in front and reads from her book is just not me! We will be getting messy on Friday evening, so I hope you can join us. 🙂

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