Sarah Palin pre-empts Susie Sharp
Susie Sharp biographer Anna Hayes has postponed a visit to Greensboro this evening because of tonight's vice-presidential debate.
I wrote about Hayes' fascinating book, "Without Precedent: The Life of Susie Marshall Sharp," a couple of weeks ago.
The late Susie Sharp, from Reidsville, was North Carolina's first female judge, state Supreme Court justice and chief justice.
Sharp led an extraordinary life, with numerous connections to Greensboro, but Hayes found she was even more complex and interesting than almost anyone suspected.
The author planned to be at the Friendly Center Barnes & Noble at 7 this evening to discuss the book and sign copies, but then there's the debate that everyone wants to see (and not because of Joe Biden).
The folks at the store feared no one would come, Hayes told me today. Plus, and maybe more importantly, she wants to be home at 9 when the debate airs. She lives in Orange County.
She's rescheduled for Oct. 30.
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