Thank you to everyone who came out to the launches in Victoria and Nanaimo. And a special thank you to Jessica, who was a wonderful and warm host at Munro’s Books, and the rest of the staff there.
It was great to see fellow writers and funny folks, Carole Ann Shaw, Kristine Paton, Kimberley Flaversham and James Funfer, who made the trip from Cobble Hill. They were extremely disruptive and wild, as was the rest of the audience. Just kidding. Everyone was very entertaining and charming and just disruptive enough. Which I think describes my readers and friends perfectly.
In Nanaimo, my friend Anicka Quin set the tone by arriving from Vancouver with a Launch Day gift of a finger donkey. Any writer who does not have a finger donkey is sadly lacking in signing accessories. (Here the finger donkey is driving the car. He’s very versatile.)
Below are a few shots of the goings on at Fibber Magees, who put on a fantastic spread that included… DEEP FRIED MACARONI AND CHEESE TRIANGLES! Prudence would not have approved, but Seth would have filled his pockets. I’m sorry I didn’t get any pictures of those. They disappeared rather abruptly.
Here is the cake. You will note it’s topped with a mule stuck in a trampoline. I bet J Frantz has never had that at one of his launches. No sir. I bet he hasn’t. Also, thank you to my mother for the beautiful flowers seen behind the mule cake.
And some wild book launch crowd shots…
Welcome to the world, Republic of Dirt.