Relief: A Quarterly Christian Expression - Report from Melody Graves' Diner Signing

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Report from Melody Graves' Diner Signing

Written by Coach Culbertson

Saturday, 12 January 2008

News from North Texas is that last night's reading by Melody Graves was a great success. Coach's Midnight Diner authors Michael Medina and Chris Mikesell made long freeway drives to attend the event (you guys are great!). Melody read with passion, drawing in shoppers so that attendance increased as the evening unfolded until every seat in the house was filled.

Congratulations to Jan Holt and Christine Chapman, who each won the door prize drawing and left Barnes & Noble clutching their groovy Coach's Midnight Diner mugs. Barnes & Noble reports that the event was "awesome" and that they sold all but one of the Diner anthologies in stock for the event.

We're proud of you, Melody. And to all those who bought copies of the anthology last night, welcome to the Diner!

And now, pictures from the signing. Click on any of the pics to bring up a slightly larger version: