How many books can boast (if they could) about 21 years in bookstores? Certainly not many of the estimated 130,000 published a year. How To Work a Room® is officially 21 years old and we are having a month- long celebration to honor this milestone. There was a debut party 21 years ago and a 10th Birthday party with friends, food and matching embossed napkins. At 13, How To Work a Room® had a "book mitzvah" complete with cantor, candlelighting ceremony and "relatives" from around the country. And it was fun!
Now in its third version, as a gift, I bought my book its own url and created a webpage of the 21 Timeless Tips for fans, friends and family and clients to enjoy and share with others. Will the siblings be jealous? I don't know. What I do know is that milestones of all stripes should be celebrated (as long as I don't have to cook or bake).
Many thanks to the book's Godmother:Judith Briles, discoverer: Annie Cohen, Joann Davis -its brilliant editor and now author; and its successive editors: Zach Schisgal, Edwin Tan, Knox Huston, Matthew Benjamin, Anne Cole and back to Matthew and Laura Friedman who featured it at Book of the Month Club and Mark Chimsky-Lustig who acquired it for the Quality Paperback Bookclub and the gang at Audio Renaissance, now MacMillan Audio. Many, many thanks to the sales reps and bookstore personnel around the country for keeping it stocked and hand-selling it.
Sincere appreciation to the book buyers who continue to find value in my book and made How To Work a Room® a best-seller!
HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY!
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