Sometimes, I’m greeted with silence or a shrug. Other times, there’s the enthusiastic head
nod accompanied by a historical overview of the author’s previous visits
(Confidential to Jill McCorkle: The staff of Brookline Booksmith remembers you
fondly), the “Squee” (Confidential to Ron Currie, Jr.: Yeah man, you got a
squee), the “To the Internet!” (Confidential to Simon Tofield of Simon's Cat:
Your videos are giggle-inducing and still pack a punch when shared amongst two
or three booksellers huddled near a screen), or the slow dawning name
recognition held within an “Oh yeeaaaah” (Confidential to Author X: We’re still
tentative for this event, but when we get confirmed…).
While a lot of events for this upcoming year are still in
the air, a lot of them are nailed down and ready to go. For you events fanatics (of which I hope
there are droves), here’s a picture that might elicit a squee of your very
own.
These aren’t randomly chosen books, they’re an assortment of
galleys and finished books that have only one thing in common: these authors
are coming to Brookline Booksmith within the next few months. I haven’t even started publicizing most of
these people yet, but … Confidential to you: We have a super-public google
calendar (brooklinebooksmith.com/googlecalendar) that is full of our confirmed
events. Look at it, salivate, and know
that you’re going to be near some pretty fantastic authors. While you’re at it, subscribe to our
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