And She Was

The thing I love about working with Janice Erlbaum to publicize her new book, Have You Found Her (out today!) is that she seemed equally at home at the Vanity Fair-sponsored pre-publication party at Dooney & Bourke last fall as she did at the "Art Stars" open mic night tonight in the East Village at a bar where people still smoke! She's so refreshing like that. I was delighted because it was her first official reading and I stopped by a bodega on the way to pick up some flowers that were the same bright yellow as the book cover, no mean feat in the snow. I remarked to Janice that although I am seldom surprised, I've been inspired by the positive feedback on Have You Found Her thus far. And although the media attention is generating heat, this is a book that people tell people about. And want to. It has that vital electricity. Anyway, I forgot all about work when I left and took a quiet stroll to Georgia's for a sweet tea fix and a bite to eat. It was the end of the night and I ended up having a beer with the woman who runs the place, chatting about life and all, disappointment and working hard and success, and I gave her my copy of Have You Found Her.  She said, "Best tip I ever got," and as I went out the door and turned to wave I realized she didn't see me; she was already reading.