Signing in Seattle

On Wednesday, October 25, Diana Mukpo read excerpts from DRAGON THUNDER to
an audience of more than sixty yesterday at the Elliott Bay Book Company in
Seattle, Washington. It's a well known and well regarded independent
bookstore. I spoke with Diana yesterday by phone about the event. Diana
told me that the store was reminiscent of an old English bookstore, with
beautiful wood railings and other touches. She found the audience
stimulating and varied. She gave a short talk on Chogyam Trungpa and their
life together and read from two sections of the book. She took questions
from the floor as well, which she said included a discussion of the role of
women in the dharma. Lady Diana said that about half the audience was from
the Seattle Shambhala Center or other Buddhist centers in the area (such as
Nalandabodhi). There were also about a dozen readers with interest in
dressage. Diana teaches dressage clinics in the area and has many committed
students there. The rest of the audience? She didn't know who they were,
but they certainly seemed interested in the book and its author. Almost all
of the books that the store had ordered for the signing were sold. Diana
signed the few remaining copies. Next week Lady Diana will be in Halifax
for both a book signing and a Chogyam Trungpa Legacy Project meeting.

Carolyn Rose Gimian

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