Save the Date -- Book Party
Posted on Saturday January 27, 2007 at 7:35am.
This invitation is for all of my friends (or people I sort of think of as friends, or at least acquaintances) in the blogosphere ... like Frank Wilson of Books, Inq. and his many readers; the regulars at Hit and Run who have had some fun with (or are sick of) my fictional creation, Alice Pitney, visiting their turf (and of course the writers over at Reason); Wulf at Atlas Blogged; Kip Esquire of A Stitch in Haste; The Wicked Witch of Publishing; Julia Buckley; Brad Warbiany at The Unrepentant Individual; Maxine at Petrona; the Grumpy Old Bookman; the other bloggers nice enough to have linked to a post or two of mine over the last several months or anyone who's bothered to write a response to any of my posts; any and all members of the press; all of you whose names I don't know who regularly or sometimes stop by the Scott Stein ... it's a long list, I've unintentionally left out a few people (sorry! — I'd be glad to name you if you remind me), and if I should have mentioned you, you know who you are:
SAVE THE DATE
I know that some of you are in England, or scattered about the U.S., but if you are in or near the Philadelphia area (or will be)...
Friday, March 9, 2007
7:00 p.m.
University Club, MacAlister Hall 6th Floor
Chestnut Street between 33rd and 32nd (closer to 33rd)
Drexel University
Philadelphia
Please join me at a party to celebrate the publication of my new novel Mean Martin Manning. The event will include some food (rumors of mini-crabcakes abound), possibly music, and a book reading/signing. It'll be like a cocktail party, minus the cocktails, since the event is open to students (I don't make the rules!). There will be an after-party where adult beverages will be available.
If you are not in the Philly area, you'll be missed. If you are here, then save the date. Bring a spouse or significant other or semi-significant other or friend or person you met that day on the bus.
Books will be sold at the event, but you might want to order your copy from the publisher if you want to read it before the event (I'm hoping we'll have a large turnout and not enough books at the event as a result). Order now to get in on the first printing and receive the first copies shipped out to customers a few weeks from now in February. Oh, and my publisher has just posted sample chapters at the link above, so have a taste.
Feel free to blog about this — the main event is open to everyone, including your readers. The after-party will be less promiscuous (yet open-minded), so e-mail party AT meanmartinmanning DOT com to let me know if you're interested and I'll pass along details, directions, whatever you need.
SAVE THE DATE
I know that some of you are in England, or scattered about the U.S., but if you are in or near the Philadelphia area (or will be)...
Friday, March 9, 2007
7:00 p.m.
University Club, MacAlister Hall 6th Floor
Chestnut Street between 33rd and 32nd (closer to 33rd)
Drexel University
Philadelphia
Please join me at a party to celebrate the publication of my new novel Mean Martin Manning. The event will include some food (rumors of mini-crabcakes abound), possibly music, and a book reading/signing. It'll be like a cocktail party, minus the cocktails, since the event is open to students (I don't make the rules!). There will be an after-party where adult beverages will be available.
If you are not in the Philly area, you'll be missed. If you are here, then save the date. Bring a spouse or significant other or semi-significant other or friend or person you met that day on the bus.
Books will be sold at the event, but you might want to order your copy from the publisher if you want to read it before the event (I'm hoping we'll have a large turnout and not enough books at the event as a result). Order now to get in on the first printing and receive the first copies shipped out to customers a few weeks from now in February. Oh, and my publisher has just posted sample chapters at the link above, so have a taste.
Feel free to blog about this — the main event is open to everyone, including your readers. The after-party will be less promiscuous (yet open-minded), so e-mail party AT meanmartinmanning DOT com to let me know if you're interested and I'll pass along details, directions, whatever you need.