A Jetta with a sunroof (not mine) whizzing around on a sunny day to five bookstores, plus going to another one on foot (Harvard Books) and another by T (Porter Square books.) Signed a pound o' books in a day.
Muse and the Marketplace? Y'all ROCK! A great crowd, excellent questions in my full workshop, and the vendor table sold OUT of Invisible Sisters by the first morning. (I signed more at the bookstore later.) Bostonians, go out and support Grub Street!
And the pink fuzzy drinks at the author's/agents/editor's party didn't hurt, either. Jolly Ranchers with a buzz.
Other greatest hits? A Yiddish typewriter* rumored to have been Isaac Bashevis Singer's, restored and on display at a fancy-schmantzy lofty party with people smarter than me. Celebratory and horrifyingly expensive blue shoes purchased by me and (a different than my usual) M. I know a lot of people with names starting with M. This particular M. is my friend from being fifteen. Now she lives on the Cape.
Remy the cat bringing me flowers at the home of super-agent S. (and another M.)
Sunday night at the Coop, a wonderful crowd of old friends, family, new friends, mishpocheh, and I do wonder now about the donor dog. Sort of.
*see photo.
6 comments:
what makes a typewriter Yiddish!?
Sold out is a good thing. PSB has Cafe Zing embedded within in it as you no doubt noticed; they've got the Aztec chili hot chocolate there, and it's really a much safer place since they put those heavy bollards on the sidewalk. ;) The counter along the window is where yrs truly was sitting, far right, when the SUV came through the wall. A shocking event to be sure, and occasioning a mediation on the nature of good and bad luck.
So, here's big news, I've started my own blog now (evidently I had one by default, but never did anything with it). It's called "Thinking About Everything", because that's what I do instead of anything productive, and it's at http://stallardblog.blogspot.com/.
My very first post I was able to embed a *YouTube video*; it was *easy*! I still can't believe it. I've already written three posts, come on over and look at it.
I was at your workshop at Muse & the Marketplace-it was great. And when I got home, I picked up Newsweek and there you were again. Fun!
On a more personal note, I adopted my son when he was an infant -- he's now 17. Many years earlier, my sister died at age 21. I understand your comment in My Turn about being afraid to lose a child-it's my fear, too.
I look forward to reading your book and other essays. Best regards.
The font is in Yiddish! Look closely at the image and you'll see. Or the syntax is reversed, maybe? :)
And David - when I went up to PSB I was so zoned out I forgot to ask about where the car went through!
Kathleen, thank you for your comment; I'm sorry about your sister, but am glad about your son.
I had such a good time leading the Muse & The Marketplace workshop and meeting everyone. Happy to know that you enjoyed it.
Here's a good pic. It was originally further in, but the driver backed out some:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/koranteng/98440307/
I was seated at the extreme left of the window, against the wall, and so was untouched.
And here's what has been described as a "harrowing first-person account": ;)
http://www.patheticfallacy.org/2006/02/crash-update/#comments
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