While I was there, I picked up a signed copy of The Iron King, Julie's amazing debut novel and the first book in The Iron Fey series. But more about that later...
I hopped in the car at 4AM Saturday morning and road over the mountains, braving ice and snow and rest stops full of surly truckers, to attend her first signing. Kristi, The Story Siren, and Chelsea, The Page Flipper, also came down for the festivities, fighting through Snowpocolypse: The Sequel to be there. And I'm glad we all made it because the whole night was a blast.
The four of us went to Sake Blue for sushi that afternoon. The food was delicious and for extra flare Julie orders a a whole eel. Julie was the only one who ate any.
This is the King Cobra....
We opted to head back to Borders after lunch, deciding that none of us would be unhappy surrounded by books, and it was straight to e the cafe for caffeine. Julie had stashed a Mountain Dew in her coat pocket for just such an ocassion. The addiction runs deep, but until they form Dewholics Anonymous I fear there's no helping her.
Borders set Julie up at a table in the YA section, stacked high with copies of The Iron King. Nearly 30 people showed up to listen to and get their books signed, including Tenners Kelly Creagh (Nevermore, 8/31) and Jessica Leader (Nice and Mean, 6/8).
The night went a little something like this...
CONTEST CLOSED
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UPDATE:
Grimalkin, the sarcastic gray cat from The Iron King, can't keep his nose out of anything! So much like he popped into the book, he has decided to make an appearance here and weasel his way into the contest, probably in an effort to steal the show. As Julie said to me once, "Grim has more fans than the heroine."
So Julie decided to put Grim up as a special prize. Well, a reasonable facsimile of him. The winner will now receive a hand-painted Grimalkin rock in addition to the signed book and bookmarks. It will be painted just for the winner and shipped direct from Julie. Look to the right for a glance at the handsome Grimalkin clone...
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Ah, that's hilarious. I love that last pic with me looking like a complete loony, lol!
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Wow awesome contest, glad you had such a great time at the signing! I already have an arc of this but I would to win a signed finished copy!! Thanks!
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I Loved The Glimpse Of The Signing Through Your Pictures. It Must Have Been Really Kool To hang Out With Other Bloggers. I Have Been Wanting To read This Book For A Long Time. So Many Friends And Blogs Have Sung The Praises Of This Book Which In Turn Is Adding To Me Need To Read This Book.
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This is a great contest - thanks for offering a signed copy! I figure with all the trouble you went to obtain it (and all those driving hours!), it's probably worth like $500. *grin* I'd love to be entered to win!
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