Holy cow!
After years and years of waiting, and writing, and then waiting some more, TRACKING TRASH is finally on the verge of publication. The official release date is March 26, 2007, but I will be signing books this weekend at the Beachcomber Fair in Ocean Shores, Washington.
Curt Ebbesmeyer, the scientist whose work inspired this book, attends the Ocean Shores Beachcomber Fair every year. I interviewed him at the 2005 fair and, I have to tell you, it is an absolute thrill to be packing up for a return visit with published books in tow. (Oh, how I hope he loves it!) The folks who run the fair have ordered a mountain of copies of TRACKING TRASH and I will be signing for fairgoers on Saturday and Sunday. My first book. My first signing event. And it will be spring out there. Could it get any better?
When I return home the festivities will begin in earnest. There is a release party scheduled at the local Barnes & Noble, and I have committed to half a dozen school visits around the state. I’ve been invited to Author Night in the town next door and to Earth Day festivities in Worcester. In fact, the months of March and April are peppered with writing-related events in which me and my book are the main attractions. It is thrilling and overwhelming at the same time.
I will be blogging from the road, so stay tuned!