"Dear Hailey Lind...yes, I know there are two of you...perhaps that's part of what makes Hailey's books so very special! By amalgamating your separate worlds, you've made Annie's such a richly-textured one.

Interesting juxtaposition on my 'to do' calendar: "Brush with Death" lays down July 3rd...Harry Potter, July 21st. *Dear* Ladies...I had more fun and more satisfaction from Annie's latest caper than I did with Harry's.

I'm a seventy-one year old senior with little left that I can physically handle from all of my previous multi-faceted activities except my various computing interests and my lifelong joy in reading. I started at approximately aged four and haven't let up since. I'm essentially almost a book-a-day junkie, and I **love** living in Annie's world. I'm so glad to see your pictures in "Brush" and see that you're still so young. Please...keep Annie alive and well and living in SF. You'll make this old broad a VERY happy woman!"

How great is that?

This coming week I'll head down to SoCal, to speak in San Diego on August 4, then LA August 18. Check out the Appearances section, and please try to stop by if you're in the area!

Regards, Hailey