In which I am flying!

And I just accidentally typed that "dying", so we see what sorts of dark and Freudian things are afoot in my mind today! A thousand things to do, most of which would bore you intensely if I detailed them, so I won't. But something that is not at all boring is the Paperback Dolls website! Love those girls, and they were gracious enough to invite me to participate in something called the Paperback Proust, a quickie interview that is unlike any I've ever done. SO much fun! So pop over and check it out if you're so inclined.

Also, feeling completely moronic to mention it, but last year, that's right, LAST YEAR, at BEA I picked up Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra. Because I am a thorough goober I neglected to read it even when everyone else was--about six months after BEA. It's now a year after BEA and I finally picked it up and GO OUT AND GET IT RIGHT NOW. I hate to rave before I have finished a book because there's always the fear that it will go due South just after I have told everyone how much I love it, but I have no such qualms in this case. I'm seriously four pages in and adore it. She just used the phrase "the kudzu of history". That's magic.

Finally, loads of things going on this week because THE DARK ENQUIRY is finding its way into readers' hands even now! Online retailers have shipped, booksellers are unpacking boxes--it's go time! Tomorrow I'm hanging out on the Facebook page of historical powerhouse Blythe Gifford, and I'll also be participating in a book launch virtual tea party! Link will be posted tomorrow, but I hope y'all can drop by and lift a cup to help me celebrate.

Now, I'm off to visit my tailor--there has been RITA dress drama that I really can only laugh at because it's absurd but there is every possibility that I will have to attend the awards wearing a shower curtain.