Book birthdays
Today is the official release date for Come Fall. I’m very excited. The novel has gotten great reviews from Publishers Weekly (starred!) and Horn Book Magazine. I’ll be throwing a book party on August 28 at the Alphabet Garden Bookstore to celebrate its release.
But today, nothing much happens. There won’t be confetti. Or a special opening ceremony featuring a precious first box and a boxcutter. (Although it’d be pretty cool if there were.) Without any fanfare, bookstores will shelve the book with the many others in their store. Online booksellers will ship the book to customers. Libraries will quietly acquire it.
And people will have the opportunity to read the novel, if they wish.
Which I suppose is something.
Happy birthday!
Tags: Bauer Come Fall middle grade review
July 27th, 2010 at 8:55 am
Happy Book Birthday, COME FALL!
July 28th, 2010 at 7:44 am
Thanks, Debbie.
August 29th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
You know when you open up a new book from an author that you have loved? The creak of the pages and the smell of the paper and print? And people all over the United States will do this very thing. That is all the fanfare you need.