The May 14th book party was wonderful! People had so many options that glorious Saturday; to go to parks or the ocean, have a picnic, or show up to demonstrate for women’s rights, as many, many people did just one block west of the store. I was gratified to see them out there–and angry that we have to do this again.
But a lot of people, ranging in age from 9 to 92, chose to come to the book launch party!
Brandy introduced me; I read a bit, took questions from the audience (good questions too!), and then signed some books. The crowd was full of writers, including two well-known authors; Brian Fies, author of Mom’s Cancer, Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow, and A Fire Story; and Ed Davis whose debut novel The Last Professional came out earlier this year.
We kept it pretty simple except for the mocktails; offering a couple of cheeses, crackers and glutin-free crackers, grapes, hummus and carrot sticks, and cookies including some vegan and glutin free offerings. The mocktail mixing stations took up the bulk of the table.
At least one person (jokingly) grumbled about the food blocking access to the all-important History sections!
The store was open during this time, but just as I was nearing then end of my reading, the door opened, a person stepped in, said, “Oh, no!” and fled! Brandy went after them. They said they’d come back, but I think I may have scared them permanently.
Finally, an image not directly related to the event, but one I like. Here I am, relaxed, in the shop’s famous red chair, one the Three Sisters who grace Second Chances. (The chair is one of the Three Sisters, not me.)
