Last Wednesday I had a book release party for WINTER TOWN at RJ Julia’s in my hometown of Madison, CT – my second talk and signing there.

Despite a week or so of nerves leading up to it, it went well. Mid-December and mid-week made it tough for people to come out but there was a good bunch of people there, friends, family, a few teachers and an assistant at Little, Brown. The last time I spoke there was for the HAPPYFACE release and I wasn’t prepared for the long speech I ended up making – I had planned for 5 minutes and was told to aim for 30. This time I was well prepared! I brought a bunch of art and my sketchbooks and went over every angle of the project. There were plenty of questions and I signed a bunch of books so I’m gonna call it a success! Now I just need some more places to wear my christmas vest.