It was a packed house at A Great Good Place for Books in Oakland on Saturday night for the Artifact book launch party. Special thanks to everyone who joined me in person as well as to all of you who let me know you were there in spirit!
The party was a joint celebration for the release of my debut mystery novel and for completing a full year of cancer treatments. I'm happy to report that both activities were a success. Artifact is making more of a splash than I imagined, and my doctors can't find any evidence of cancer left in my body! Here are some photos from the celebration:
The party was so much fun that it inspired me to get back to work on the next book in the series!
The party was a joint celebration for the release of my debut mystery novel and for completing a full year of cancer treatments. I'm happy to report that both activities were a success. Artifact is making more of a splash than I imagined, and my doctors can't find any evidence of cancer left in my body! Here are some photos from the celebration:
The fabulous bookstore staff.
Views of both sides of the store as I began my reading.
Business manager (er, husband), with Sophie Littlefield and Juliet Blackwell.
With Terry Shames and Sophie Littlefield.
With my youngest fan.
(And yes, in case you were wondering, the book is kid-friendly; the little one here is younger than my target audience, but the book is a traditional mystery that would be considered PG-rated.)
The bookstore's children's book room doubles as a signing room.
After getting my book signed, many attendees bought books for their kids!
In the signing room with Andrew MacRae and Pat Morin.
We served a selection of Scotch whisky from the region of the Highlands of Scotland where the novel takes place, and had ARTIFACT coasters as a take-away.
The party was so much fun that it inspired me to get back to work on the next book in the series!