Hello, hello, HELLO!
It has been much too long.
I have been busy, busy, busy (planning a wedding, getting married,
honeymooning, and starting a new job teaching at a community college, and of course writing too). Boy, the last few months have been
packed! But, now that things are
beginning to cool down, I am rejoining the blogosphere—and with writers news
too!
Today, I had the pleasure of attending a book launch for Jeri
Chase Ferris’s Noah Webster and his Words. This was an intimate event where many people
came together to celebrate the release of her new book. And what a book it is! It follows the life of Noah Webster, the
writer of the dictionary. Not only was
it an intriguing book, but so informational!
AND, Jeri has been given several awards including star reviews from
School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus, Horn Book, and has been deemed the “pick
of the week” in California Kids and has been selected by the Junior Library
Guild for Fall 2012. Wow!
Obviously, she is an expert, so I took note of the wonderful
atmosphere Jeri set for the occasion.
She had cookies and coffee for her guests, a guestbook, a display of
other books she’s written (10+), letters and artifacts from the publishing process
for Noah, and lots of books to
sell. She sold and signed several copies
of her book, and everyone seemed so happy to be there.
I just want to say “job well done, Jeri!” and
congratulations on the new book, all the great reviews and awards, and on a
successful book launch!
