Chapter 104 Let the Lunacy Begin, Or, Planning for My Next Book Fair

Two weeks from today I will be setting up my booth at the San Francsico Antiquarian Book, Print, and Paper Fair. That means I’m starting to think about how my booth will look and what books I want to bring. I love to do this! I’ve already managed to convince Thoughtful Husband, Tom, and Huck to assemble the rest of my portable bookshelves:

Pay no attention to that container full of Legos on top of the bookcase on the left. It is not offered for sale at this time.

Now I can focus on choosing the books to fill bookcases. As you know from the last time I did a book fair this is a fun, if painstaking, process for me. I have most of my books priced this time, and I need to write descriptions for some new stock, but for the most part, I will be choosing books and deciding where and how to shelve them. I even have a ready-made supply list this time.

Things to Do Before the Fair

1) (Convince Thoughtful Husband to) get shelves assembled. Check.

2) Talk with my booth-mate, Jeanne from The Book Prowler, about display options. Check.

3) Order glass display cases for booth. Check.

4) Select enough books to fill 10 or 11 boxes and to make people shopping from the 200 or so dealers at the fair want to take a closer look when they see my booth. Working on it.

5) Review supply checklist and re-fill any needed supplies. Haven’t even thought about this until now.

Undoubtedly, there’s much more to do, but it’s late, so that’s enough to think about for one night.

Have a good weekend, and see you in the stacks!