Countdown to Publication: Book Party Planning

The last party that we had at the house was also a party to celebrate something that I had done: my graduation party in May of this year. It was a fabulous party. The beloved and a dear friend did an amazing job with it. I have to confess though, I was not my usual party self. My mother had died two months earlier; I was on auto-pilot just getting through the semester and getting to the ending point of graduation. Now when I look back at it, the details are a bit hazy. I know it was fun and wonderful. I remember greeting many people and celebrating, marking the event, but still I was in a bit of the fog of grief.

For that reason, I probably would not have even planned a book party to correspond with the publication of Sisterhood, but I surround myself with amazing people who always ask more of me. So talking on the phone to one dear friend, she said, well, choose a date and I will help you with the party. I said, OK. That is the issue for me: once I say, OK, it is a commitment. I will do it and I will try to do it in the best way that I can.

So now we have this: an evite invitation for the party. I am emailing all of our friends. We will have books available. I will sign them. We will have cocktails and some holiday treats. I put the invitation together during a week that has been just crazy and very stressful, but I am glad to have it done and ready. Now I have time to email it out to folks; to invite many people both generally and personally. The best part about organizing a party is reconnecting with people in meaningful ways.

So if you are reading this and are nearby, please think about joining us on Saturday, 14 December from 4-6:30 p.m. to celebrate the holidays and to celebrate the publication of Sisterhood. If you are not close enough, you can do what a friend emailed me on Facebook: “I’ll have to content myself with buying your book and reading it on the day, instead.” That seems like a good way to celebrate the day as well.

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