I had a fantastic experience on July 7th, reading from Her Own Vietnam for a lively crowd at Busboys and Poets restaurant in Washington, DC. The book talk was hosted by DC’s premier independent bookstore, Politics & Prose, which runs a jewel of a bookstore inside Busboys.

Here are a few of my favorite photos from the event.

Reading from Her Own Vietnam at Busboys and Poets on July 7th, 2015. (Photo: Kate Patterson)

The crowd was engaged, and the Q&A discussion was fascinating. (Photo: Kate Patterson)

Stylish stack of Her Own Vietnam on the front counter. (Photo: Janet Coleman)

As a writer, you spend most of your time alone behind a computer. It was a delight to talk about my book with a room full of interested – and interesting – people.