Last Saturday, January 29, Janet Chapman, a local writer of Romance novels, was at the Bangor Borders Bookstore on Stillwater avenue. Janet, who lives in one of the small communities outside Bangor, has fans around the world and her novels are published in several languages.
So is should have been no surprise to the staff at Borders that fans showed up from Presque Isle to New Hampshire to hear her read and sign her books they wanted to buy. But it was. Oh my. Yes it was. Fortunately, Borders had had the forethought to have several of Janet's books mailed to the store from the Publisher overnight via Federal express. Just goes to show how loyal book fans are - the kind who read real books. (It's hard to sign an e-book, don't you know.)
According to one of the people present, a close friend of Janet and another novelist, even Janet was shocked to see how far her fans had traveled just to meet her. But she was their one and only reason for the trip.
Janet Chapman is her real name and it is the name under which she writes. Women are her primary fans, but even men sometimes get hooked on Janet's books. With her new publisher, her fans should be even happier because there will be more of her books published annually.
Thank you, Bangor Borders. It's a great store.
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