Launch week in pictures

IT’S ALIVE!!!!

Even before the “official” launch date, Erin Entrada Kelly spotted None of the Above in the wild at Giovanni’s Room in Philadelphia. Yes, I freaked out when I saw the authors keeping it company on display…
 

Then Laura at Books-A-Million in Exton was sweet enough to tag me in her display of Easter reads – again in amazing company (why, hello Fearless Fifteeners)…
 

I woke up on April 7th to the sound of the florist delivering some gorgeous buds from my agent, Jessica Regel at Foundry Literary + Media…
 

…to find that NotA was already trending on Twitter right underneath Rand Paul (doubtless thanks to the aforementioned Fearless Fifteeners who all rock).
 

Of course, what would a launch week be like without a special edition #ORCouture?

After a couple of days of work, I went back into author mode with a reading at Camp Rehoboth’s Women’s Fest, and a couple of signings at the lovely and amazing Browseabout Books.
 

Then it was back home, to prep for the “real” launch party. I’d already made name tags for my wonderful author friends so my other guests could harass them for signed copies of their own books:
 
And I was floored when I realized how many of the Chester County Book Company staff had read and recommended NotA!!
 

Then the party started, and Beth Kephart’s speech almost brought me to tears, as did the sheer mass of people I loved and admired, and the little hug Olivia gave me during the middle of my reading. So fortunate. So humbled and thankful. So happy.