I caught up with a few writing chums last night at the book launch of one of our mutual friend's new YA novel. Jenny Ireland's second novel 'The Boy Next Door' was published earlier in the week by Penguin. We gathered last night at The Crescent Arts Centre in Belfast to celebrate Jenny's achievement.
Jenny spoke eloquently about her illness and the inspiration behind this novel before reading from it. Later we tucked into delicious cupcakes - some with a mini book cover made of icing and others that reflected the gorgeous colours in the book cover design. They tasted even better than they looked!
Having got my copy of the novel from The Secret Bookshelf who were at the launch, I queued to get it signed with so many others at the packed event.
Events like this encourage and inspire other writers. They remind me why I enjoy writing and also that writers are among the best people about. Thanks to Marianne McShane for posting this fun photo on Children's Books Belfast instagram account - we really had the best time.
No comments:
Post a Comment