Please wash your hands and a giveaway
25 January 2010
I had a book signing on Saturday at the Barnes and Noble that’s practically in my neighborhood. Thank you so, so much to everyone who came out! It was nice to see familiar and unfamiliar faces alike. I also got to meet a couple of readers, which was way cool. Made me feel like a real author.
I’d forgotten how much fun those can be when people are actually there. My last three book signings have been basically me and whomever of my family will hang around for a couple hours. Two times ago, my father-in-law and I had a long discussion about pine nuts. The last few signings, I’ve left feeling totally, utterly drained. This one, after I’d sold 50ish books, I left feeling energized. Especially when my parents suggested Five Guys for dinner.
I was in the bathroom and noticed the “Employees Must Wash Hands” sign. I see that now in just about every public bathroom these days. I assume those signs are more there for my comfort as a patron than anything else. Really, they leave me feeling a little disturbed about our society. We seriously have to remind people to wash their hands after going to the bathroom? Ew.
If you weren’t able to make it to the book signing over the weekend, you have the opportunity to win a signed copy of Out with the In Crowd over at Margaret Daley’s blog.
Hope everyone’s week is starting off well!
Comments
Fantastic signing, Stephanie. 50 books. Really? SWEET! I’ve got your book now and am excited to start reading it. :-)
Posted by Lynn Rush on 26 January 2010
First, congrats on an awesome signing! Second, your hand-washing thing comes after I caught a glimpse of a truly disturbing little commercial thingy on Spike TV. Won’t disgust you with the details, but suffice it to say this post made me chuckle in light of it. =)
Posted by Roseanna White on 25 January 2010