On September 25th, the Mari Sandoz Western Heritage Center at Chadron State College hosted a North of the Platte, South of the Niobrara book talk/signing. My keen interest in the life and writings of Mari Sandoz goes back over 60 years, since my time in junior high school and making an appearance at the Sandoz Center has long been a personal dream. As it turned out, the actuality far exceeded the anticipation. The event was well-attended, thanks to Director Laure Sinn and her crack staff’s publicity efforts, which were as creative as they were thorough, employing social media, print ads and radio interviews.
The audience shared memorable personal stories, including several Sandoz family anecdotes, and we signed a fair number of books. Two sisters-in-law, who make a habit of attending book signings and then hiding their loot from their husbands, bought one of every book on offer. We hope they show up at our next book event.
