Launch parties, launch dates

Thank you to everyone who came to my many launch parties! The Twitter parties were gabby, fast-paced, a little chaotic, and terrific fun. I'm very grateful to Walker Books UK and Candlewick Press, who moderated the discussions and so generously gave away books. People asked a ton of good questions, including some that made me panic and flail and type even faster. I love being kept on my toes! If you weren't able to make it, click here to read the thread. It's a bit daunting to think all that yakking will end up archived by the Library of Congress, but it's hardly the silliest of Twitter.

photo by Annette Willis

The real live launch party was excellent, too. People came in waves, rather than in one big crush, so I got to chat with most guests. Our host was Oscar Malan of Novel Idea Books, and Joanna Malan, who provided wonderful nibbles, wine, and the most adorable kiddie drinks ever. Thank you so much.

And there's one more launch to announce: today is the German pub date for the first Agency novel, which is published by DTV as Meisterspionin Mary Quinn.

DTV has created a very cool mini-site for the series. Check it out here!