at the Gladstone
My Facebook status update at 11:24pm on March 7th was:
Well! Everyone should have a night like that at least once in their life.
I’ve had two of these fabulous nights so far, first with the launch of Stealing Nasreen, and again with the Toronto launch of Six Metres of Pavement.
There’s nothing quite like getting up on stage and looking out at a packed ballroom full of family, friends, fans and colleagues, all there to celebrate your work.
Thanks to This Is Not A Reading Series for putting this night together and to Judy Wolfe who MCed. Very special thanks to on-stage interviewer Marc Glassman who stayed up all night to read my book in preparation for standing in for Susan G. Cole (who couldn’t make it due to a death in the family). The folks from 10 1/2 stories and musician Sarah Greene did a lovely job entertaining the crowd.
Most of all, thanks to all who attended or sent good wishes. May everyone have a night like this at least once (or twice or thrice) in their lifetimes.
book signing-photo courtesy Anna Withrow