Darlene's Digest

I Love Google! Yesterday I talked at another blog about Googling myself, and mentioned that I have Google set up to give me a daily digest of mentions of my books. Today's digest included a listing from a library in Estonia showing the circulation record for Salakaubavedaja pruut, aka Smuggler's Bride. I don't get nearly enough email from fans in Estonia, but it's good to see they're reading my books.

Squee! I just got my first fan email from Estonia! I was wondering who was reading my Estonian editions, now I know at least one reader. Thanks, Kristin, for taking the time to write!

I ran into our library director yesterday at the garden festival, and mentioned my Estonian editions to him. I suggested, half-jokingly, that maybe he'd like some donated to our library. He said in all seriousness that we might not have a strong need for them in Alachua County, Florida, but there may be Estonian communities in other parts of the US that would appreciate them in their public libraries. I would love to see that happen. Spreading my tales of piratical naughtiness from the Baltics to cities across North America!