Book Signing

Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich was released on Tuesday of this week.
She, Janet, doesn't do many book signings, but for this book she signed in
Princeton NJ on Tuesday until after 1:30 AM. She was then scheduled for
Edina MN on Thursday. We got to Minneapolis on Wednesday evening so I
could get to Barnes & Noble on Thursday morning for the wrist bands &
numbers for our 'place' in line on Thursday evening. B&N opened at 9:00 AM.
People started lining up at 7:00 AM. When I got there at 9:30, no line. I
walked right in, got my three bands with numbers 311, 312 & 313,
and an approximate time for our signing...9:00 PM.

 So we planned dinner in the area and a little shopping.

This is the beginning of the line for numbers 300-399.

Janet Evanovich signing a copy of Smokin' Seventeen

Does she look tired? Here's her schedule...
Tuesday signing in Princeton NJ. She signed until 1:30 AM.
I learned she stays and signs for everyone in line. The line
in Edina went into the 900s. She was a wee bit behind schedule
for our numbers, so the last signings could have taken place
around 3 or 4 in the morning. We overheard B&N would lock their
doors at 10:00 PM. People needed to be in the store by that time to
have their books autographed. Janet Evanovich was signing
books in Frisco TX on Friday and Ft. Myers FL on Saturday. And
that is the only promoting for this book. Four cities; four dates.

Now you understand why she looks tired. The woman did not say
a word to any of the three of us, just smiled for the photo,
signed her name, and did it all over again for the next
600 people Thursday night.

But I have an autographed copied by the author and a photo
to show I was there!
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