October 2024
19 Oct 2024
In October I went to the Frankfurt Book Fair to be Erin Hunter, and promote the Warrior Cats books.
I love these events. The Frankfurt conference hall is vast, crammed with the stands of publishers and booksellers, and also crammed with people who are all having a blast because they love books.
Every time I go to Germany I am met by my wonderful interpreter and general minder, Marian, who translates for me, makes sure I am where I should be, and at the right time, and takes me out for delicious dinners. Thank you, Marian!
On the Saturday and Sunday of the event I had signing sessions with lots of lovely appreciative fans. They range from the adorable little mite who couldn't have been more than five, clutching her very first Warriors book, the graphic novel version of Into the Wild, to adults who had been fans from the beginning, over twenty years ago now.
Many of the fans wear cat-themed clothing, or cat ears, or have their faces painted, though there are some dedicated cosplayers like the ones in the photograph above. We know these two - and a third who had to work that day - very well, as they come to most of the events. I don't know what Ivypool and Crowfeather are protecting me from, but I felt very safe!