Jo with Linda at Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego.
Jo and her Media escort, Larry, right at home in a San
Diego bakery.
This is the display Donald Kendall arranged for Jo
at the Barnes & Noble
in Troy, Michigan.
Jo at Christmas enjoying an evening.
Jo's friend Jenny is 12 years old and lives in
Seoul Korea.
She enjoys reading about Hannah in Korean and English
and sent Jo this photo of some cookies she baked. Yum!
Jo with the ladies from the AAUW Book Club at their Christmas buffet.
Everyone brought a dish made from a a recipe in one of Jo's books
Jo with Charlie and Bernie, relaxing.
Laura Levine & Jo at
the double parties for
CANDY CANE MURDER,
one at Mysteries
To Die For in
Thousand Oaks, CA
and the other at The Mystery Bookstore in
Los Angeles, CA
Jo's pal Charlie has a new friend, Bernie the Fox
Terrier.
My friend Chelle made this splendiferous bookmark for
me.
Isn't it wonderful?
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Photos From My Book Tour 2007
New York, New York, so nice they named it twice:
Jo standing outside the Algonquin. It was the writerly place to
visit.
Here's the menu from the Kensington dinner at Iron Chef
Mario Batali's restaurant in New York. Everything was incredibly
good!
Having dessert with her cover artist, Hiro Kimura,
while Jo was in New York.
Jo outside that New York institution, Zabar's Deli.
(See the fish below!)
Inside at Zabar's fish counter. Jo bought smoked
whitefish for Ruel and shipped it home to him FedEx Overnight.
At Book Expo America in New York
At BEA where Jo signed KEY LIME PIE MURDER. Notice that John
Scognamiglio, her editor-in-chief, is dressed to match the book cover.
So is Jo. And so is the lady who's having a book signed!
Jo chats with Meryl Earl at the Kensington booth at BEA --
Meryl's in charge of subsidiary rights.
Jo standing in front of the giant CANDY CANE MURDER poster
at Kensington's BEA booth with John Scognamiglio.
Jo signing a book at BEA while John S. looks on.
Jo signs another book in the formal
autographing area at Book Expo.
Jo's friend Trudi went to New York with her for Book Expo America.
Here they are standing outside the new studio Jo's audio publisher,
Recorded Books, built. (If Jo looks relieved, it's because she
just finished
taping an interview for librarians!)
And here is Jo with Matt, who interviewed her.
In Chicago, second city to none.
Smiling with the Levy Supervisor of the Year, Ines Morgenstern
at the Levy Home Entertainment Convention in Chicago.
In Bakersfield
After Jo's talk at the Kern County Library in Bakersfield.
Lining up for the book signing in Bakersfield.
Jo’s interview on Minneapolis TV
with Heidi of "Showcase Minnesota.”
Getting ready for a TV appearance in Phoenix.
I brought Blonde Brownies, Spicy Dream Cookies, and Peach Bread
for the cast and crew of "Good Day Arizona."
Showing off the Peach Bread for
"Good Day Arizona" viewers in Phoenix.
Jo, right at home in the kitchen at
Let’s Get Cookin’ in Westlake Village.
"But if your popovers rise this high,
you must have done something wrong!”
Key Lime book, lime, and pie – yum!
Jo with dignitaries at the Azusa library.
That’s writer, Susan Kandel, second from the left.
The introduction by Phyllis at Let’s Get Cookin’.
Eighth graders in the library, reading some of Jo’s
books for Jan’s Accelerated Reading program.
In Portland, Oregon after an event at
Powell's Bookstore with Elizabeth and Emily.
At the Seattle Mystery Bookstore with Gretchen (J.B.'s wife)
and the Key Lime Pie she baked from my recipe. Everyone agreed
that it was yummy!
With Suzy and friends celebrating her birthday
at the Seattle Mystery Bookstore.
Jo with Larry (formerly of Vroman's Bookstore) getting
ready for her Minnesota book tour.
My friends from Swanville surprised me at
Once Upon a Crime in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
My second grade teacher was there. And she looked marvelous!
The next night my third grade teacher came to see me at Barnes & Noble
in Edina. And she looked marvelous, too!
At Once Upon a Crime with Pat in Minneapolis.
A family dinner on the road -- The kids like any place with chicken
fingers on the menu.
Keith from Cookie Jar Antiques (Antioch, CA) sent me this jar
made in
his likeness. It was the second that pictured a living person.
The
first was the clown, Emmett Kelly.
Irene Cook sketched me at a signing on a paper towel.
She kindly gave me the portrait.
Trina who answers my medical questions.
Even Retired Judges enjoy reading about Hannah.
Mark, a loyal reader, brought the balloons to
the Key Lime Pie Murder launch party.
Judy helping at the Key Lime Pie Murder launch party.
This man is happy because he just won a prize from
The Cookie Jar at a program at the Manchester Public Library.
I bet you think these are Christmas ornaments.
Look again.
They're cheese from Wisconsin
(a suburb of Minnesota.)
My friend Sally (she gave me
the banana bread recipe in SUGAR)
trying to decide which recipe to bake next.
Can you tell I am a proud Grandma?
Copy Editor Jill made the
popovers
from the recipe in KEY LIME. Yum!
The Christmas ornament in SUGAR AND SPICE
Key Lime Roses and
Key Lime Cover.
My friend Adrienne grew the roses to match Hiro's cover.
Jo's friend Craig displays his Candy Cane Cookies.
Laura Levine wearing her PMS MURDER jacket,
and getting ready to enjoy Jo’s trifle.
Uh-oh! She’s going
for the competition!
"Get thee behind me,
cookies!"
It’s my neighbor Melanie on a diet.
It’s cinnamon from the Lake Eden Red Owl,
courtesy of Jill Saxton.
Jo with her publicist, Maureen
Jo with the coach of The Lake Eden Gulls
Ruel and Jo agree that they need one of
everything at Phyllis Vaccarelli's cooking school store
The staff at the Burbank Library baked lots
of Hannah's sweet treats for my talk and book signing
A cookie jar mug as a door prize, at the
Cerritos Public Library
Nancy teaching recipes from STRAWBERRY
SHORTCAKE MURDER
Christine, Jo, & Malcolm enjoying
a laugh at Mystery & Imagination
At M is for Mystery in San Mateo
Third Place Books in Seattle with Wendy
Here's Jo's favorite, "Ruel the Quaint."
My friend Adrienne showing me some
antique jewelry.
Dana teaching me all about scrapbooking.
Busy reading Jo's latest book.
A cookie's eye view of Jo.
Dinner was good!
Jane does the introduction at
Mysteries to Die For.
Poster the Long Beach Library made
for me.
The Bookhouse Ladies at a
launch party.
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Salmon Loaf (recipe in SUGAR)
wrapped in pie crust.
Transplanted Minnesotans at
Mysterious Galaxy
Relaxing after a hard day with Tooni
Jo made her own wedding cake -- chocolate of course.
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