Travel

Jan Mann "Crusing Connecticut With a Picnic Basket"
Glastonbury, CT

Cruising Connecticut combines an eclectic selection of places to visit with the fine art of picnicking. From hunting spring wildflowers to wine tasting — from hiking and biking on miles of trails to tubing and kayaking on our waterways — from city walking tour to country drives — from old homesteads to unique museums. And, who would think of picnicking in the middle of a shopping trip or at the theater!

Stacy Lytwyn Maxwell "Consummate Connecticut: Day Trips with Panache"

Green Farms, CT

pa·nache(n) dash or flamboyance in style and action: verve
Like no other guidebook, readers can appreciate a text packed with local color, treasured regional history, quirks and customs. The 350-plus-page paperback features popular attractions, myriad dining options, overnight accommodations, shopping venues, maps, photographs, index and so much more. The most up-to-date, comprehensive travel guide of its kind, it unveils the secrets (been to a shad museum or scuba swap lately?) that travelers can find in their own backyard—in 48 different jaunts that are less than two hours away!

SELL YOUR BOOKS AT THE BIG E CAPA BOOTH

Sell books! Be a celebrity signing your books! Network and make new contacts!

The 2008 Big E, New England's Autumn Tradition and the largest fair in New England, will be held September 12-28. For the second year, CAPA will sponsor a booth in the Connecticut building. Members are invited to showcase their titles in the “bookstore” display.

Governor Jodi Rell visited the CAPA booth last year and was most impressed. Thousands of others stopped by our bookstore while browsing the Connecticut building. In 2007, CAPA’s participating authors sold over 900 books and grossed $13,000 in sales. Over one million visitors passed through The Big E gates. Overall attendance in 2007 was the second highest ever. What a great venue to gain maximum exposure!

Daily hours are from 10:00a.m-9:00p.m. There will be three shifts per day in the CAPA booth. 10am-2pm, 2pm-6pm, 6pm-9pm. This will make it easier for people with busy schedules to participate this year. Two featured authors will be signing their books during each shift. Debbie Kilday, Big E Committee Chair, will act as booth manager/cashier for all shifts during the entire 17 days. Authors can focus on meeting and greeting buyers while personally autographing their books. During a designated shift authors can display business cards, brochures, flyers and any promotional materials advertising their titles.

Take advantage of this lucrative opportunity and join fellow CAPA members in this exciting annual event. Look for the Big E author’s application in the May edition of The Authority.
For additional information, e-mail Debbie Kilday at kildaykrafts@aol.com or washigon@aol.com