I am delighted to say that my book signing at Barnes & Noble; Marina del Rey went well yesterday! It was my first book signing ever so I was very excited (and a little nervous). The staff at Barnes & Noble was fantastic and welcomed us when we arrived.
My husband Tom Caufield and my fellow Curves trainer, Toni helped me get the signing table all set up.
My friend, Dominique was the first to arrive! She reminded me to “breath” when I saw the rack of books Barnes & Noble had ordered just for the event. I was intimidated by how many books there were to sell!
Dominique also brought me a rose which started out as a beautiful addition on the signing table...then it turned into a prop (as you'll see from the photos below) until Tom had to take it away and say "focus, sweetie - this is a book signing ..take the rose out of your mouth." (All said with great affection, of course...after 10 years of marriage, he knows me quite well!)
Anyway, here are a few additional photos from the signing:
When I got home from the signing there was a very nice email from Kiana that said, "CB! I am so happy for you and CONGRATULATIONS on your book signing of many to come! Wish I could've made it and met your friends too! I had to play chauffer to my kids: soccer, dance, ballet... What wonderful photos of y'all (your Southern accent is wearing off on me!?!) I am so proud of you and am especially glad that the 'Cheeseburger in Paradise' story is now public knowledge! It was a hard secret to keep all of these years! Love and just say NO TO CUPCAKES! - Kiana"
And, oh yeah – great news! We actually sold out!!! (What a relief!)
Many, many thanks to Renee Carter at Barnes & Noble for inviting me to have this book signing and to their manager, Jake, for making the event so fun! I also want to thank all of our Curves members and my friends who came out to support me. I really appreciate y’all! I want to thank Tom for making me take the rose out of my mouth and, of course, I want to thank Chicken Soup for the Soul for publishing my stories in the first place!
Rebecca,
ReplyDeleteI am SOOOO proud of you! AND the black dress and black shoes looked GREAT! You know how I feel about black shoes! I wish I could have been there. Next time consider a white shirt (just kidding!).
Lots of Love,
C
Tom,
ReplyDeleteGood call on the rose! Haha! What's funny the first 5 minutes can get silly after 30! Sorry R---but we love your enthusiasm!!!! AND your curves!!!
C
What fun! Go CB, GO! XO Kiana
ReplyDeleteCONGRATS!!! Wish I could have been there! xoxo
ReplyDeleteRebecky! This looks like it was simply amazing! What a great event. Next time, we are scattering rose petals! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteBecky,
ReplyDeleteI am so proud of you! from one of your fellow southern snakes! :)
you have made it!
Love ya,
L
Wow...this is fabulous. Congratulations Rebecca! You really deserved this wonderful moment. Keep up the great work. I hope to make it to your next book signing. I'll go ahead and buy my tent now. I'm sure I will have to camp out in line to be one of the first to get in. I can't believe my "little sister" is all grown up now!
ReplyDeleteYes, Tom (almost) always knows best! ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Careen! Wish you could have been here! Maybe sometime I'll get to come back to Atlanta and do a book signing there! I would LOVE that!!!! - Rebecca
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kiana! And thank you for all of your support with my writing! Next week on this blog we'll get back to discussing Deepak Chopra's questions of "What do I want out of life?" and "What is my purpose?" because I think the more clearly we can answer those questions, the less we will turn to food for emotional support ...so that'll be next week's blog. But, for right now I'm just still walking on air from the book signing! Thank you for being excited for me! Love, CB (Rebecca)
ReplyDeleteI wish you could have been here too! Hope things are well "across the pond!" ("Across the pond" ...is that what I'm supposed to say to mean "England"?) Anyway, wish you could have been here at the book signing! xo, Rebecca
ReplyDeleteYes, I do love rose petals and scattering them at a book signing ...now THAT would make it an event! xo, Rebecca
ReplyDeleteThanks, Loretta! I have always loved Chicken Soup for the Soul books so being published by them (and then getting to have my 1st book signing with one of their books) really means a lot to me. Thank you for being happy for me!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, it's the fabulous Karlos Walkes here on my blog! (I'm actually being serious y'all! Karlos is an amazing actor from Atlanta - we're shooting a demo of a children's show together called "When I Grow Up") Anyway ...K - thanks for your congrats and if/when I get to have another book signing and if you can come - no need to pitch a tent! I'll have you at the signing table entertaining everyone while I sign books! (Tom will have a field day trying to keep us both under control and "dignified!") ;-) XO, Rebecca
ReplyDeleteRebecca,
ReplyDeleteI think you found your calling -- autographing your book(s) behind a desk! You looked fabulous and I can't wait to come to your next one!
Love,
Liz
Thanks, Liz! If only I could live a life of daily book signings, now THAT would be a dream come true! Thanks so much for coming out to the book signing and thanks for reading this blog and taking the time to post a comment! XO, Rebecca
ReplyDeleteA hearty and well-deserved congratulations to you! I am always inspired by you, Rebecca. As always, you were glamorous and gorgeous and gracious. It's always a treat to see you, especially on such a marvelous occassion! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Nicole! I loved having you at the book signing! So great you could come out!
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