Like Polly, I received an e-mail from a kind soul (hi, Kelsey!) at Spiegel & Grau. Like Polly, I got excited. (Then I remembered that my blog has been really boring since I moved back to the States, and my little bubble popped.)
Anyway, my review copy of Catherine Sanderson's Petite Anglaise book arrived this morning. I haven't started reading yet, as it's been A Day. Yes, capitals A and D, and I don't mean the ointment, although I could probably use some where it counts.
Having read Petite Anglaise for years, I'm looking forward to the result of a blogger getting dooced, discovered more widely than she already had been, and landing a book contract. It's like the best kind of karma.
Congratulations on your new blog home. I hope the moving vans didn't jostle too much precious stuff.
Actually I'm thinking of moving too, but am such a techno-scared-cat that I haven't yet. Was that what caused you to have such A Day?
Anyway, lucky you to have already received the book. Mine has to cross the Atlantic, and I'll be off in Italy for a week when it arrives.
Posted by: Polly-Vous Francais | June 18, 2008 at 01:27
A Day, huh? The capital letters tell a story.
Posted by: Margaret | June 18, 2008 at 12:59
I have over 200 posts piled up in my Google reader. And I am commenting on one -- yours -- then "marking all as read."
Things have been pretty crazy here and I am starting to realize that we are leaving for the USA in two weeks!
I may drop out of the blogosphere a bit over the next few weeks, but I shall return...
BTW, I got pitched to do a review of the same book. I'm very excited! I knew this sort of thing was possible, but had never done any PR to try to get free books -- I figured it might start happening someday -- and it did!
My book is being mailed to the States, though, so I will probably be way behind you...
Bisous, Betty
Posted by: Betty C. | June 20, 2008 at 16:29