I lost my place but I can't stop this story.

Today I felt a little bit like Oprah, in that I was at a book club meeting with the actual author present for discussion.

My staff book club read a book that was written by an author who is actually a teacher within our board. And, to make things more exciting, it was actually just nominated yesterday for a prestigious Canadian literary prize, but the dude still was able to make it to our little meeting.

Anyway, I think every book club meeting from now on in my life will pale in comparison. It was awesome listening to an actual published author talk about the inspiration for his book, how it got published, and what other people have told him about the book. It was just so cool for a book geek like myself.

I went home with a smile on my face, an autographed first edition copy of a potentially prize-winning book, a tummy full of great food, and I felt a little inspired. This is despite the fact that it is pouring rain out, and I decided might as well just change into my pjs as soon as I get home because I am *not* going out in that again. I'm going hunker down with some hot chocolate and get caught up on my marking. However, the book club meeting makes up for that.

Edit: I didn't mention the name of the book just in case someone from my school board was googling and came across my blog. If you are interested, let me know.