Book Release Party: A Reunion of Friends
I had a wonderful book release party yesterday. Dozens of some of the most special people I know showed up to give Black Orchid Blues a marvelous launch. Several of my friends traveled significant distances to be there. I saw people I hadn't seen in years and in one case, someone I had never seen at all, but with whom I've shared an email correspondence. They all came through for me. Their generosity, and seeing them all together, meant an awful lot to me.
Then there was my co-signer, Nathan Larson. He's a terrific guy who has written a terrific book, The Dewey Decimal System. He came with his beautiful wife, Nina, and their sweet baby. (This baby is so cute, and smart. He followed his daddy's remarks closely and commented appropriately on each one!) Some of Nathan's friends were kind enough to not only buy his book, but pick up a copy of mine, too.
I didn't take many pictures of the evening and many of the ones I did take came out blurry, but I'll try to fix them and put them up on my Facebook author's page. In the meantime, here are two pictures that tell a lot about what readers did for me. Here's how the front window of the Mysterious Bookshop looked before the party.
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Black Orchid Blues shares window space with the works by Michael Connelly, Mary Higgins Clark, Henning Mankell, Walter Mosley, et. al.
Here's how it looked like afterward. Black Orchid Blues is gone from the window, but that's okay. It's because it's a sell-out!
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Black Orchid Blues is sold out!
The very kind people at the Mysterious Bookshop said they'll be getting more copies soon, so please visit their store. It's a very special, one-of-a-kind place.
Thank you, everyone! Thank you so much!
