I'm taking part in my second author event at a brewery because the first one was so much fun! This time, I'll be at Round House Brewing Co. in Aurora, Illinois, our old stomping grounds. 

Books and Brews will be held indoors so we won't have to worry about inclement weather, and if you've never been to the Round House before, you're in luck becuse the indoors is very cool! The Round House was originally built in 1856 for the Chicago and Aurora Railroad. A group of investors, including Walter Payton, the famous Chicago Bears player, bought the Round House in 1995, and it's currently run by Two Brothers Brewing. I've been to weddings at the Round House, have met the two Ebel brothers at business functions, and we used to pop in for a beer when we lived nearby, so I am very much looking forward to this event. 

If you aren't familiar, a round house was a terminal for steam locomotives to be stored or serviced. Because steam locomotives only operated going forwards, round houses had a huge turntable to move trains into a space for repair, and then spin them around to face forward again to exit the building. The turntable at the Aurora round house is gone now, but the limestone building is still a fabulous setting. 

I am indebted to C.D. White, a writer I met at an author fair in DeKalb, for passing along the information on this event and I'm so happy to be chosen to take part. Meeting other authors is one of the best parts of book fairs and I look forward to meeting more in Aurora. Come and join us on October 18 from 12-4 at Two Brothers Round House, 205 N Broadway, in Aurora, Illinois.