Marissa Meyer Launch Party

Marissa Meyer

Cinder Launch Party Event
 January 3, 2011

This was the first time I have ever been to a launch party, I wasn't really expecting a true party. I was expecting to have the standard book event signing, a reading Q&A and signing line. Instead there was food, cake, Marissa chatting and greeting people, an introduction, showing the book trailer and a reading. After that the huge line started. It was wonderful to see the HUGE support group behind Marissa, there were so many family members and friends there cheering her on.

Having a huge camera made me look very official. Marissa's dad came up and introduced himself to me, I wish I could have said I was part of some reporting group, but no I'm just a little blogger and reader enthusiast. I got to talk to her publisher and the Seattle Media Rep which was really wonderful. With my camera I got to take come awesome pictures of the event. I wish I would have taken some others of her family as well.

Waiting for the presentation to start. Her Grandma and parents are right up front and center. This little room did completely fill up, the back wall had people standing as well as people waiting just outside the door.

The Presentation

There was some technical difficulty with getting the projector's sound to turn on. Originally the plan was to show the book trailer first, have Marissa talk about her book a little and than finish off with a reading. Instead she first talked. Marissa preceded to tell us that earlier in the day she went to Barnes and Noble in Seattle where she was signing stock of 12 books. The B&N staff could only find 11 and one was missing. As she was walking out of the store she saw a man reading her book. Marissa went up to him and introduced herself as the author. He told her he was enjoying the book and she ended up signing the book for him. Marissa got a little emotional telling us this story and how surreal, emotional and a strange moment that was for her when she realized that the book is not longer hers but she can share it with everyone.

A reading what done by her friend Becca who was one of the first people to read the story. Becca had given Marissa a lot of positive feed back and that is when Marissa figured that this could actually work.

After the reading was finished we than all when downstairs to wait in the signing line. I think I was in line around an hour and a half, not too bad, but not that quick either. I ate some yummy chocolate cake and had some of the appetizers that were provided.

The Signing

The line, I was further back

There was also a raffle for two winners (sadly I didn't win) and everyone got a little swag gift bag

That was the event, it was a lot of fun. I hopefully will be able to attend another event of hers that follows the tradition signing event with the reading and Q&A. I love the Q&A portion of events, even though I never ask questions other people come up with good questions.

 There was a little post that Marissa asked people to wear their red shoes in celebration of the release of her book. There were a lot of red shoes, including me as well. That was super cute to see so many people wearing all sorts of red shoes. The person who was doing photography for the event took pictures of everyone's red shoes, I think she will be posting those on Facebook for the wearers to tag themselves.

 The goodie bag contained 2 bookmarks, a postcard, a sticker, her business card, 2 fortune cookies and a nuts and bolts bracelet that Marissa made.

The fortune cookies have fortunes that pertain to the book.

Tour Schedule
January 3: Tacoma, WA
CINDER LAUNCH PARTY!
Garfield Book Co.
7:00 p.m.

January 4: Cincinnati, OH
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
7:00 p.m.

January 6: Chapel Hill, NC
Flyleaf Books
7:00 p.m.

January 8: Lynnwood, WA
Barnes & Noble
2:00 p.m.

January 11: Salt Lake City, UT
The King's English Bookshop
7:00 p.m.

January 12: Provo, UT
Provo City Library
7:00 p.m.

January 23: Naperville, IL
Anderson's Bookshop
7:00 p.m.
Note: Megan Miranda, author of FRACTURE, will also be at this event!

January 24: Petaluma, CA
Copperfield's Books
3:00 p.m.

January 26: San Francisco, cA
Books Inc. “Not Your Mother’s Book Club” at Opera Plaza
7:00 p.m.
Note: Megan Miranda (FRACTURE) and Daisy Whitney (THE RIVALS) will also be at this event!

January 27: Portland, OR
Powell's Books
7:00 p.m.
Note: Megan Miranda, author of FRACTURE, will also be at this event!

*NEW*
February 10-14: Vancouver and Victoria, BC, Canada
Details TBD

Will you be able to meet Marissa Meyer?

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