I'm sitting here with my jaw at least metaphorically in my lap, amazed at the outreach I've received from people who have gotten in touch with me after reading Invisible Sisters and/or my "My Turn" essay in the current Newsweek. (Y'all know who you are. Pat yourselves on the back for doing a brave thing, and a cool thing.)
Meanwhile, I'm heading out to Muse & The Marketplace, and then the Coop, and then home. See you there? Or around here?
5 comments:
A great essay and companion to the memoir. Good to see you at Marc's reading.
Jess, an old friend of Jack's (from c. 1953), reading and crying. pls let me know how to write you (blang01@wesleyan.edu)
berel Lang
My gosh, what a beautiful article in Newsweek, Jess. So incredibly proud of you. And Mickey's right...you're popping up everywhere. Big hugs to you both!
I thought the reading at the Coop went very well, and was well attended too, esp. for a Sunday. Lots of extended relatives, her literary agent, long-lost friends, lots of warmth and admiration for Jessica and her book. Next stop: C-SPAN Book TV!
Jess, I hope the Donor Dog Lady didn't annoy you too much! She's a regular at all readings I've ever been to there, always asking those long, loopy, circuitous, self-referring questions. I could see you were pissed off at one point (ooh, could i see). But you recovered gracefully: "Good question!".
("Donor Dog Lady" - hey that one's a keeper...)
Ms. Handler,
I enjoyed your My Turn essay and look forward to reading your book. I'd like to invite you to speak to the Atlanta Writers Club (www.atlantawritersclub.org) this fall. We have nearly 450 members, so I can guarantee a great turnout, and we would host a booksigning for you after your talk. Please contact me at george@atlantawritersclub.org if you're interested.
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