Our trip to the Cincinnati book festival, Books by the Banks, sponsored by the Cincinnati Public Library was a success from our perspective! S.R. Staley ended up signing copies of The Pirate Panther Bayat what became dubbed the "pirate table". He had a great time talking to readeers of all ages. Borders books stores was selling The Pirate of Panther Bay on site along with the works of 85 authors from across the nation.

Sitting at the same table was Geoffrey Girard, the author of the "creative nonfiction" book Tales of the Atlantic Pirates. Look for a review of this book at the Panther Bay web site in the near future.

On the other side of the Pirate Table was none other than Sharon Draper, one of the hottest (and most talented) young adult authors on the market. Sharon is the author of the Tears of the Tiger trilogy, Jericho, Copper Sun, and many others. She also conducted a seminar at the even on writing young adult literature, discussing her experiences as an author and speaker. Check out her seb site and books here.