But I'm back and ready to rock. So recap ahoy!
6:35 Arrive in NYC, find Sara at Pennstation
6:45 Subway ride to Books of Wonder
7:00 Arrive at Books of Wonder an HOUR before the party starts. We are SO cool!
7:01 See the line. Realize people have been lined up since 4.
7:05 Go to the back of the line.
7:07 But everyone likes our shirts. We ARE cool!
Mine says "District 12 Tribute" Sara's says "Girl on Fire"
7:15 See Violet Haberdasher in line! LOL! We're both from Philly but we only run into her in NYC.
7:30 Spot super agent Joanna Volpe in line!
7:45 Find Elizabeth Law, Egmont Editor cruising through the line.
7:50 Have our pictures taken for The T-Shirt Project! (Sara and I are the last 2 in the post)
8:00 The line starts moving! YAY!
8:01 Realize that super agent Suzie Townsend is number 1 in line! Man, how did she do that?
8:30 Get INSIDE the store! SQUEEEE!
8:45 Realize that even though we are IN the store, we are STILL in line--it wraps around the whole interior!
8:50 Effie Trinket!
8:55 Spot my favorite Books of Wonder Book Seller ALLARY! LOVE!!!
9:00 Get our welcome packets, sign line numbers, lottery tickets, etc!
9:15-9:45 Desperate search for coffee in the city! This party goes WAY past our bedtimes.
10:00 Join the other people waiting on the floor for David Levithan and Suzanne Collins to appear.
10:45 Raffle prizes from Books of Wonder owner, Peter! YES!
11:15 We do not win any raffle prizes. Fail!
11:25 OMG! Realize we're about to see Suzanne Collins! SQUEEE!
11:30 David Levithan comes out to introduce her!!! He's so beyond adorable.
11:35 SUZANNE COLLINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! READS!!!! We get a snippet from Catching Fire and the first few pages of Mockingjay! OMG!!!!!!
11:37 Seriously, you could hear a pin drop next to her voice. Everyone is SILENT with a few gasps here and there.
11:59 COUNTDOWN is on!!!!!!!!!!
12:00 MIDNIGHT!!!!!! Happy Mockingjay Day!
12:15 Get in line to get our books
12:20 Hold my copy of Mockingjay! SQUEE!
12:30 Suzanne Collins stamps our books!
Sara is beyond excited to have her book stamped!
12:40 OMG!!!! We haz stamped copies of Mockingjay!
12:45 Speed Drive home so we can read!
4 AM Pass out!
Ok, I hope you enjoyed!
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Oh wow! Looks like you had so much fun!!! I'm jealous! ^_^ Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! That was beyond awesome!
ReplyDeleteI wish I was there! I love a midnight release something (movie, party, books, etc)
Tks for the pics! Also loved the shirts!
Hey ladies! This is so weird. Whitney and I were sitting with you while they were doing the raffle. I've been reading your blog for the past few weeks and I didn't recognize you! It was so cool to meet you both. - Maggie
ReplyDeleteI LOVED reading this. I felt like I was in the line with you. How wonderful for a very small town girl like me to be in a line in NYC to meet the author of MOCKING JAY!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm still trying to find two free hours so I can drive to the bookstore and buy it. Very soon, I'm on a mission now. Thanks for sharing this.(your shirts are so awesome)
Thanks for sharing, totally jealous though, would have loved to have been there! Bought my copy of Mockingjay at 4:30 p.m. and finished it 12:30 a.m. this morning. Oh. My. Word. No way I'm falling asleep now, it was AMAZING...
ReplyDeleteAw, how very cool! What an exciting trip for you guys!
ReplyDeleteGirls, it's Valerie, of The T-Shirt Project. Thanks so much for linking my blog, wasn't that night amazing. I read the book in three days (I totally spoooled it out), and spent two weeks recovering.
ReplyDeleteI've linked your blog to The T-Shirt Project post you appear in.
I'm so glad I found you.
Oh, I also did a post about that night on my personal blog: http://anniereviewsmovies.blogspot.com/2010/08/monday-night-live-or-mockingjay.html
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