Here’s a picture from our just past Celebration of the Book, at Stephens College, Columbia, MO, October 10th. Shown is our special guest, Margaret Sayers Peden, who lives in Columbia and is a Spanish language translator. If you are a fan of Isabelle Allende or Arturo Perez-Reverte, you may have read some of her work. She’s something of a phenom and we were pleased to present her with a special award honoring her literature contributions. Missouri First Lady Georgann Nixon presented it on our and the state’s behalf. It was all very emotional and wonderful.
Also pictured, to the right, is Tom Dillingham, estimable member of the board, designer and Atlas of the Celebration (having in many ways lifted it onto his own shoulders and held it up). The guy in the middle in the hat is me.
photo by Eric Watkins