Last Sunday, November 18, we brought in a few dozen of the best cookies ever, put out some great, big, shiny balloons, and called it a Grand Opening Party—and what a lovely afternoon it was! Readers and writers arrived from throughout the Chestnut Ridge community and beyond to wish us luck, share a bite and a cuppa, and tour the writer’s space and store.
We were especially delighted that two of our favorite authors came by!
James King and wife Joanne came down from Connecticut to congratulate us, taking advantage of a lingeringly lovely fall afternoon. James signed a few copies of Bill Warrington’s Last Chance, his novel, for us—come and get them!
Ed Bieber is pictured here pardoning a turkey (albeit a little late…) as the beloved Thurston of Nature Place Day Camp fame. His book, What Color Is the Wind?, a nature activity guide for families, has been a Meadowlark bestseller this season. We were thrilled to hear from Ed that What Color Is the Wind? has also proven itself a bit of a sleeper hit at the big local chain too—but remember, we carried it first!
Below is Donna, Cuppa Pulp proprietress, showing off Bill Warrington’s Last Chance alongside The Pull of Gravity, a middle-grade novel by his friend, Gae Polisner.
May all of our local writers one day have the thrill of seeing their names printed sideways on the spine of a book at a store!
Of course, authors’ names look equally good in the stacks of our local libraries. Not one, but two local librarians—I won’t mention names here, but you know who you are—paid us visits as well. Contrary to popular myth, librarians are among the heartiest of partiers. Ply them with cookies and watch the fun unfold!
Thank you to all who came out, and thank you for supporting Cuppa Pulp Booksellers and the Writer’s Space! Our most recent blog post is full of thanks, too—please read it here.