I’M LEAVING MY WIFE FOR ANOTHER WOMAN.

Actually, I’ll only be leaving my wife for the day. And that hairy legged, hairy lipped, hairy chested vision of pulchritude on my arm is not just “another woman.”

She’s Joe Drabyak, the best damn bookseller in the free world, and the only one I’d drive 400 miles for on a beautiful Saturday in June.

This Saturday, June 26, at 1 pm I’ll be reading from CUT, PASTE, KILL, signing, and cutting up with Joe at the Chester County Book & Music Company in West Chester, PA.

I met Joe at a bookseller/author Schmoozefest in Portland, Oregon three years ago, and loved him from the get-go. (He had me at “hello, my name is Joe Drabyak, and I’ve been recommending your book The Rabbit Factory to everyone who walks in the store.”)

And what a store it is. Even if you’re a diehard e-reader, CCBMC is worth the trip. It's 38,000 square feet of paradise for anyone who loves books, music, and movies. And if you enjoy New Orleans style cuisine their in-store restaurant, The Magnolia Grill, is so good some people show up just for the food.

Chester County Book & Music Company has everything — and this Saturday at 1pm it’s also got me. So come on down (or up, or over) and meet me and Joe.

Oh yeah… about that dress. It’s not a wardrobe malfunction. When I met Joe he told me that several authors had made him a character in their books and he loved it. So in Flipping Out I created Jo Drabyak, and then put a bullet through her pretty little head. Joe/Jo reciprocated by showing up at my last event in drag.

And while I hate to disappoint you, I’m sorry to say that this Saturday Joe will not be wearing his pearls or his pound and a half of makeup.

Which is really too bad — he’s not nearly as pretty as a guy.

Marshall posted on June 23, 2010 12:19 PM