Looks like we’ll be calling it the Frozen North Library Tour. Another storm coming Friday, and wicked subzero cold through Sunday at least. I had to schedule the tour in January, because the rest of the year is booked up for me. When you schedule a book tour in January, snow and ice are a good possibility, so I can’t whine about it.

I can say that it won’t deter me. As long as the libraries are open and there is a body or two there, I will show up and do my thing, and happily. Some of the best discussions I’ve ever had about my books have been …well, intimate. All I need is a podium and tea or hot chocolate to keep my squeaky throat going. Maria is bringing notecards and her sketchpad and the cold and messy weather are pretty familiar to me. I even have my rugged new Toyota SUV to get me there, and it is already covered in ice and mud. FIrst stop will be the Pember Library in Granville, 2 p.m. Sunday. Monday evening, the Community Library in Cobleskill, N.Y. Tuesday, the Scoville Library in Salisbury, Conn. Wednesday, the Free Library of Northampson, Richboro, Pa. Thursday, the Rochambeau Branch of the Providence Public Library. Friday, Osterville, Mass. in the afternoon, Scituate, Mass., in the evening. And if the wind isn’t too bad, we’ll make it across to Martha’s Vineyard on Saturday morning.

I will be bringing my camera, my IPad and some good shoes. Can’t wait.