Hi everyone,

I am beyond thrilled to tell you that Holly Would Dream is finally out! it came out last week and you can now acquire it for your very own library (along with ten additional copies for holiday gifts - they're only about $11). Seriously, buy them now when I really need my book sales numbers to climb, I mean, when you won't have to fight all those other aggressive Christmas shoppers and brave the icy streets. You can order the book this very second from Amazon.com or Barnesandnoble.com. Just click on those links and you'll go right to my book page. Take your time. We'll wait.

In case you haven't been paying super close attention to my blogs, Holly Would Dream is about a woman who wishes her life could be like an Audrey Hepburn romantic comedy (Sabrina, Roman Holiday, Funny Face - she's not picky), but of course it isn't. Until it is. My desire was two write a book that felt like one of those delicious Hollywood classics with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly dashing around the Mediterranean in a little white convertible trying to catch a thief.

Speaking of which, I don't know if you saw Today Show last Tuesday, but that very book cover was prominently featured in the 9:34 a.m. fashion show. I posted tons of pictures of our Today Show adventure under my Pics, so go take a look.

My wonderful girlfriends from Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts and I decided to go down to the Today Show wearing our Audrey Hepburn little black dresses, sunglasses, tiaras, pearls, and gloves (no long cigarette holders in the interest of not poking anyone's eye out in the crowd). Our desire was to have fun and be interviewed by Al Roker. Our back-up desire was to have fun and get ourselves and the book cover featured on air (which we did). One thing about Mama Gena's students is that we never miss a chance to have a good time.

When I told my kids what we were doing, Schuyler called me a "loser" and Sam said, "Whatever you do, don't go on national TV and say you're my mother." Right, like I would use my five second chance to be on national TV plugging my book to embarrass Sam by telling the world I'm his mother. If I didn't know better, I'd say children think the world revolves around them.

Then, on Thursday, I had my first reading at Barnes and Noble in NYC (Greenwich Village). It was AMAZING! When I arrived, there were about 25 women all dressed in their Hepburn best standing on the street screaming! They were holding signs that said, "Karen Quinn Fan Club." Everyone on the street was laughing and taking pictures. Then we went upstairs where I spoke and signed all night long. It was standing room only. I felt like a literary rock star. We videotaped the event so when I figure out how to post the tape, I'll let you know. There is a photo of the beautiful Audreys in my pics section.

Meanwhile, I have book readings coming up! Hope you can make one of them:

Tuesday, June 17
The Tattered Cover - 7:30 pm
Colfax Avenue Store
Denver, Colorado

Thursday, July 10
Barnes and Noble - 7:00 pm
Mayfair Store
Wilmington, NC

Anyway, I'm so grateful to you for our support. Please order your books today or go visit a local bookstore to buy them in person. It's really important for authors that their books sell well in the first week, so you would be helping me a lot if you picked up your copies (remember, Christmas!!!) now. I'm not just telling you this for me, but for authors everywhere. Also, if you read Holly Would Dream and love it (as I know you will), please tell ALL your friends about it. The best way for a book to become a bestseller is by positive word of mouth. And you can also post your reviews on Amazon or B&N.com. These are all things you can do that help a lot. Thank you for being such supportive readers of my books.

xoxo

Karen Quinn