Hello again!
What a fabulous booksigning Kristy had at Hooray for Books yesterday in Alexandria, Virginia!
Anne Marie, Kelly, Kristy, Kathy, me and Sara.
It was a lovely gathering of friends old and new, marked by screams of delight, lots of hugs, and homemade brownies ☺.
Besides Kristy, I got to meet Anne Marie Pace, Kathy Erskine, and the famous Kelly R. Fineman, who drove all the way down from New Jersey! Also enjoyed reconnecting with Sara Lewis Holmes and Moira Donohue.
Hooray for Books is one of the few independent children’s bookstores left in our area. The current owners, Trish Brown and Ellen Klein, were warm, welcoming, and friendly. Even though I hadn’t been in the store for years, Trish remembered me from a booksigning I did for Truman’s Aunt Farm . I love indie people!
Did I mention the brownies?
Trish, Ellen, and Maryam (hiding behind the register).
Kristy reading her book (can’t get enough of those bears).
Chatting with Moira.
Kelly surprises Kristy (loud screams)!
Three Virginia writers in eco-friendly earth colors.
It’s so cool meeting fellow LJers!
I got Sara to sign my copies of Operation Yes!
Do you see Kate Messner’s The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z on the shelf right next to Anne Marie’s right shoulder? Prominently displayed!!
They sold out of Kristy’s books! Yay!
Hope you’ve had a great holiday weekend!
You can find my review of Me with You here.
Jama's Alphabet Soup 
Hooray! Great photos! 🙂
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I was going to say something about The Brilliant Fall—glad you noticed it too!
What a good day that was…
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What fun! Yay! Wish I didn’t live so far away!
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Jama, great photos of what looks like a great book-selling day. Now if only you could bottle the scent of brownies and the sounds of Kelly’s and Kristy’s screams. Though I can imagine. So cool Kate could be an honorary part of the party, too!
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Great write-up, Jama!
It was so good to meet you!
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Wish I could have made it! Thanks for sharing the great photos!
~Della
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It was such a joy to meet you!!
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Friends brought together by words. What a gift. {}
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It was such a great day!!
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I’m anxiously waiting for my Brilliant Fall copies to arrive (ordered some signed from Flying Pig Bookstore) :).
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I think this was the most LJ people I’ve met at one time (since I shy away from big conferences). Gotta do it more often!
P.S. Watched “Concert for George” last night and thought of you. 🙂 Am loving Beatles Week on Vh1.
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Yes, I was so happy when I saw Kate’s book there!
There was a fair amount of screaming when I first saw Kelly too! A little surreal but fun. I mean, she’s so famous, right? 🙂
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Thanks, Anne Marie. I’m so glad I got to meet everybody, and that you helped spread the word about the event :).
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You’re welcome, Della!
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And you!!
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Exactly, Pam. The love of books and words and writing is definitely a fine, fine thing!
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When I went to ALA and met Lisa Schroder, Kate Messner, Cindy Pon and Robin Prehn (and I was with Marybeth Kelsey) – OMG! it was awesome! What a great bunch of people we associate with – right?
I don’t watch tv – so, unfortunately I missed that! Glad you watched & loved! (and also think it’s very cool that you thought of me! :^D )
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