Here’s a little photo gallery of my book launch party at University Settlement (Lower East Side, New York), April 1. A massive thank you to everyone who provided photos: David Boyle, Larissa Beniaminova (the pro in the room, check her out here), Ted Conklin and Stefanie Cohen. And, of course, to all who came.
- The guests begin arriving
- Making Pimms for a crowd
- The signing table, pregnant with paperbacks
- Wife, Margi, and her swimming coach Ellis; see below to read their story
- Cousin Ryan and mother-in-law Sue
- A brief speech (the storm before the calm)
- The terrifying author reading…
- …for which I recommend PRECISELY three glasses of wine
- And the signing begins
- Oi! Stop signing my book, this isn’t ‘Before Midnight’
- The party underway (I’m still signing books)
- Unpinned from the signing table, my Michael Stipe moment
- This is how my wife looks at me every second of every day
- With the multi-talented, multi-wonderful Royal Young (check out his memoir ‘Fame Shark’, link below)
- Kirsten wants to be adopted by Anahita and Alex (fashion and football; you’ll never guess which one is which)
- Ellis again with my fiercely and lovingly supportive mother-and-father-in-law, Ted and Sue Conklin
- Mr Ian Knowles, new father, thumbs-up-giver extraordinaire
- (Left to right) Royal Young, Jaime Lubin, my incredible agent Jessica Papin and Alison Fleminger of University Settlement
- And one last picture before sushi and sake for two to celebrate the end of a great night
Here’s a story in the New York Post about Margi and her inspirational swimming coach Ellis Peters.
Check out Royal Young’s stunningly written memoir Fame Shark here.
Nice pictures! When are you coming to Los Angeles? 🙂