In which I am packing
Today is all about getting ready for BookExpo--or it would be if I wasn't desperately trying to get TDTF packaged up to mail off before I leave! I have to finish the dedication and acknowledgments, and then I can scamper over to the trusty folks at the UPS store to pack it up for me and send it off. Then I can leave for New York with a clear conscience!
I am VERY much looking forward to the trip, and not just because it means a decent couple of nights' sleep without the pup, I promise. Friday is the ABA luncheon to which I was thrilled to receive an invitation. (Meg Cabot and Neil Gaiman will also be there. That would be blatant name-dropping, but since I don't know them, it's more like fangirl squeeing.) Anyway, once the luncheon is finished, I will be signing in the ABA Lounge, then it's off to the Met with my agent for some quick research into the next Julia Grey book and a bite of dinner. Then my publisher is hosting a bash at an art gallery in SoHo, so I get to have a fabulous evening with some of my favorite folks. The next morning it's back to BookExpo for two signings and lunch with my agent. (I adore my agent, so spending time with her is always a treat.) And then dinner at the Ritz with my editor--another lovely person who treats me like minor European royalty. All of that before flying back home eeeeeearly Sunday to spend the rest of the weekend enjoying my family.
I'm actually exhausted just thinking about it, but I plan to have a ball. I get the chills every time I go to the Met, so I am beyond happy that we have a few hours to poke around there. I always feel restored after absorbing so much genius in one place, don't you? Anyway, I've loaded my iphone with a few podcasts and Italian lessons, lots of great music, and some Miss Marple from PBS. I have two new books--a Georgette Heyer mystery from the 30s and a lush nonfic about perfume and a woman's quest to travel the world to plumb the mysteries of fragrance and create her own signature scent. (It was either that or a gorgeous new bio of Mata Hari I just found. I'm feeling frivolous this weekend.) I plan to enjoy every minute of my trip!
Hope y'all have a gorgeous weekend--I'll be posting entries from the Blog A Go-Go while I'm away. If you are going to be at BookExpo, please let me know you're a blog reader so I can make a big fuss over you!
I am VERY much looking forward to the trip, and not just because it means a decent couple of nights' sleep without the pup, I promise. Friday is the ABA luncheon to which I was thrilled to receive an invitation. (Meg Cabot and Neil Gaiman will also be there. That would be blatant name-dropping, but since I don't know them, it's more like fangirl squeeing.) Anyway, once the luncheon is finished, I will be signing in the ABA Lounge, then it's off to the Met with my agent for some quick research into the next Julia Grey book and a bite of dinner. Then my publisher is hosting a bash at an art gallery in SoHo, so I get to have a fabulous evening with some of my favorite folks. The next morning it's back to BookExpo for two signings and lunch with my agent. (I adore my agent, so spending time with her is always a treat.) And then dinner at the Ritz with my editor--another lovely person who treats me like minor European royalty. All of that before flying back home eeeeeearly Sunday to spend the rest of the weekend enjoying my family.
I'm actually exhausted just thinking about it, but I plan to have a ball. I get the chills every time I go to the Met, so I am beyond happy that we have a few hours to poke around there. I always feel restored after absorbing so much genius in one place, don't you? Anyway, I've loaded my iphone with a few podcasts and Italian lessons, lots of great music, and some Miss Marple from PBS. I have two new books--a Georgette Heyer mystery from the 30s and a lush nonfic about perfume and a woman's quest to travel the world to plumb the mysteries of fragrance and create her own signature scent. (It was either that or a gorgeous new bio of Mata Hari I just found. I'm feeling frivolous this weekend.) I plan to enjoy every minute of my trip!
Hope y'all have a gorgeous weekend--I'll be posting entries from the Blog A Go-Go while I'm away. If you are going to be at BookExpo, please let me know you're a blog reader so I can make a big fuss over you!
Comments
I read about your Daphne Du
I read about your Daphne Du Maurier Award nomination on Twitter. Well done! You certainly deserve it. I am a librarian in Chicago and a huge fan of your writing. I recommend your books to my patrons ALL THE TIME.
Just read about your
Just read about your nomination on FB. Congratulations!
Take some pictures for us
Take some pictures for us please. The only other literary blog I read regularly is Neil Gaiman's. I can't believe you will both be in the same place for just a little while.
Such a fun itinerary. Have a
Such a fun itinerary. Have a great time!
That's it. I have to go next
That's it. I have to go next year. *grin*
What is the nonfic book about
What is the nonfic book about perfume titled? It sounds like a good read...
TAKE PICTURES !!!!!
TAKE PICTURES !!!!!
Your trip sounds divine! I
Your trip sounds divine! I wish I were going...I have fond memories of watching Miss Marple and Poirot with my mother when I was younger. :) You make me want to purchase the seasons!
That sounds better than every
That sounds better than every writers fantasy. Let me live through you and tell us ALL about it when you're back and rested.. . .My gosh, woman! THE RITZ! YAAY! Don't forget the Choos!
Have a glorious good time!
Have a glorious good time! Wish I could be there...