I spent my Tuesday evening at my favorite place, with my favorite author, with some of my favorite people, with a new book in hand! This is what I have to say about that ...
My friends all wrestled with what we should say to her. We knew our time would be supremo limited, so this is how my 20 seconds went:
Me: "Thank you for giving me something fun to read. Your books help break up the monotony of being a stay-at-home mom. I love having that to look forward to at the end of the day."
Stephenie: "Yeah. The days can get long can't they. But you're good to wait until the end of the day. I used to sneak it in during the day."
Me: "Well, I do too, but it sounds good that way, doesn't it?"
Stephenie: "Chuckle, chuckle."
I wish I knew exactly how many people were there for her book signing. I know they anticipated 3,000 people. I imagine there were about that many. The line twisted all around and went all the way down one of the Mall of America Hallways.
Necia and I thought we were pretty smart for NOT getting into line at 8 a.m., like many others, and arriving just before Stephenie did her Q&A at 6 p.m., then we went to dinner, and finally joined the line as it dwindled down. We ended up only waiting in line for about an hour and a half.
I felt so privileged that of all the places in the whole world, Stephenie chose Minnesota to launch her new book! It took me a while to post because I got a copy for my mom for mom's day and I didn't want her to know!
*Thanks Allison. I totally stole your pics. I hope you don't mind!
6 comments:
Awesome! I want to hear about her speech! That first picture of you is so cute. Love you!
You are so lucky! Let me know how the book is. I am about to start Eclipse and I might want to read "host" while I'm waiting for #4.
I still think you should have dressed up like a space alien and said, "I come from the planet Egore...take me to your leader!"
Vampires & Space Aliens rule!
David
Fun! Let me know what you think of "the host" when you finish it. Fantasy/sci-fi is definitely not my cup of tea so I'm not sure I want to attempt it. I did like books 1-3 though I was tiring of the general storyline by the end of the third.
That sounds like so much fun! I'm glad you were able to do that. I'm looking forward to reading your review on the Host. Your blog about the Twilight Series is what inspired me to read them!
I'm so jealous!! I am looking forward to reading it!
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