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rj_andersonToday I had my official bookstore launch for Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter, and boy, was it fun.
Here I am all set up and ready to sign. The store had provided me with a table right in front of the window, so I had plenty of light and lots of passing folk got treated to a view of my back. (Which, by the way, has a grunge-look design that reads "Queen of Faeries". I actually fell in love with the shirt before I even realized what it said, but seeing that just cemented it.)
You can also see, in the foreground, the basket of crunchy candy "faery eggs" which I offered to everyone who came to the table. NOM NOM NOM FAERYS TASTE GUD. And, in the background,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cesario's doll of Knife, which naturally accompanied me to the signing.
Most of the people who came to the signing were personal friends and acquaintances, but there were a few drop-ins as well, including Sally from the Stratford Public Library (who gave SPELL HUNTER a wonderful review in the local newspaper).
I was also delighted to see some fellow local children's authors, like my fellow Stratford native Marthe Jocelyn, and also James Bow and Erin Noteboom Bow (erinbow) from Kitchener.
Around 3 p.m. I did a short reading from SPELL HUNTER. By then the store was quite crowded -- about twenty-five people -- and we'd had a steady stream of sales and signings the whole time, which was nice. All in all the store owners were very pleased with the turnout and the number of copies sold, as was the sales rep from HarperCollins (a lovely lady named Kathryn) who came out for the event.
By 4 p.m. we were all done, and went back to the house with friends and family to continue the festivities, where I was greeted by some beautiful tulips from my brother and sister-in-law, as well as a beautifully decorated table with a cake to match...
...and below you can get a closer look at that gorgeous cake.
Anyway, it was wonderful to share my bookstore launch and all the fun afterward with family and dear friends, includingshing and shoebox2 who came all the way from Toronto to help me mark the occasion. I've been tremendously blessed, and I'm very grateful for it.
Here I am all set up and ready to sign. The store had provided me with a table right in front of the window, so I had plenty of light and lots of passing folk got treated to a view of my back. (Which, by the way, has a grunge-look design that reads "Queen of Faeries". I actually fell in love with the shirt before I even realized what it said, but seeing that just cemented it.)You can also see, in the foreground, the basket of crunchy candy "faery eggs" which I offered to everyone who came to the table. NOM NOM NOM FAERYS TASTE GUD. And, in the background,
cesario's doll of Knife, which naturally accompanied me to the signing.Most of the people who came to the signing were personal friends and acquaintances, but there were a few drop-ins as well, including Sally from the Stratford Public Library (who gave SPELL HUNTER a wonderful review in the local newspaper). I was also delighted to see some fellow local children's authors, like my fellow Stratford native Marthe Jocelyn, and also James Bow and Erin Noteboom Bow (
erinbow) from Kitchener.Around 3 p.m. I did a short reading from SPELL HUNTER. By then the store was quite crowded -- about twenty-five people -- and we'd had a steady stream of sales and signings the whole time, which was nice. All in all the store owners were very pleased with the turnout and the number of copies sold, as was the sales rep from HarperCollins (a lovely lady named Kathryn) who came out for the event.By 4 p.m. we were all done, and went back to the house with friends and family to continue the festivities, where I was greeted by some beautiful tulips from my brother and sister-in-law, as well as a beautifully decorated table with a cake to match......and below you can get a closer look at that gorgeous cake.Anyway, it was wonderful to share my bookstore launch and all the fun afterward with family and dear friends, including
shing and shoebox2 who came all the way from Toronto to help me mark the occasion. I've been tremendously blessed, and I'm very grateful for it.
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Date: 2009-05-03 02:54 am (UTC)Anyway, it was all an incredible amount of fun, and 'twas yourself and family that made it so. Thanks.
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Date: 2009-05-03 03:25 am (UTC)congratulations, rj!!
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Date: 2009-05-03 04:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-03 04:52 am (UTC)I was all set to just be ordinarily excited about your book launch, and then I saw the doll, and I just sort of welled over.
This will never stop being amazing and brilliant and zomg you has a book.
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Date: 2009-05-03 03:13 am (UTC)hey there
Date: 2009-05-03 03:19 am (UTC)Re: hey there
Date: 2009-05-03 12:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-03 03:20 am (UTC)..and heee, faery eggs. Not sure whether to giggle or wince at that one. ;)
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Date: 2009-05-03 12:22 pm (UTC)Yay you!!! :D
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Date: 2009-05-03 01:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-03 01:43 pm (UTC)Don't suppose there will be any of that cake left, hmm? Actually, wait, even I - the Cake Whore - wouldn't eat months old cake. I DO have standards. Just have them bake us a new one. Haha!
PS - it's the Coles here in Montreal that have the book as well. The Chapigos (Chapters/Indigo) don't yet. Strange, huh?
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Date: 2009-05-03 10:03 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-05-03 05:01 pm (UTC)Pretty flowers and cool cake!
congratulations
Date: 2009-05-03 05:32 pm (UTC)Congratulations!
Shelley Moore Thomas
www.storyqueenscastle.blogspot.com
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Date: 2009-05-03 10:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-03 06:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-03 10:04 pm (UTC)Also, hee on your icon.
It was great to see you again!
KNIFE
Date: 2009-05-21 08:53 pm (UTC)I just finished reading 'Knife'(literally 10 minutes ago) and all I can say is WOW!
it was FABULOUS!!!!!!!
I am totally addicted and planning to re-read it after my exams.
And now I'm just writing to say thank you for your spellbinding storytelling,your refreshing take on fairies (that I've been yearning for for ages) and a very enjoyable few days of reading!
hoping for a sequel...
Jess (15yrs)
Drogheda
Ireland
Re: KNIFE
Date: 2009-05-22 02:30 am (UTC)And as for the sequel... stay tuned for REBEL in January 2010 -- there are more faery adventures to come!
Re: KNIFE
Date: 2009-06-05 08:15 pm (UTC)There's about 5 other girls in my class reading Knife at the moment and I'm happy to report that they're all enjoying it!
Thanks for writing back!
Jess
Knife's Name?
Date: 2010-02-14 10:41 pm (UTC)Re: Knife's Name?
Date: 2010-02-14 10:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-04-12 08:42 pm (UTC)i love it so much that when i found out that Arrow would be coming out NEXT YEAR i cried! (I have to wait a whole year!) i cant wait to read the next one and i really hope there will be more that four in the series (please make more than 4)
I will continue to read this book for ever!
thank you,
Hana Merchant
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Date: 2010-07-01 07:31 pm (UTC)no subject
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