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November 6, 2006
(Singing) “It’s my release day
and I’ll party like a rock star if I want to…”
Well. Assuming your definition of “party like a rock star” includes “get up at a reasonable hour, take one of the dogs to the vet for his heartworm test, wait in line to vote, go for a run, and then eat a massive wedge of chocolate cake in lieu of dinner.” But lots of rock stars do the voting & heartworm thang—Axl Rose was famous for it. I swear. Trashing hotel rooms is SO last century.
Hmm. I seem to have gone off on a bit of a tangent here, but the point is: Nearlyweds hits bookshelves today and I am so thrilled! It’s always amazing to see your book in print—you hand in a pile of marked-up, copyedited manuscript pages that look like a glorified book report, and then your editor puts it into the mysterious process known as “production”, and then, magically, a few months later, an actual book with an actual cover arrives at your doorstep via DHL van. God bless production.
So you have probably noticed that Nearlyweds has a very scrappy and delightful little dog on the cover, but this book is more than just a pretty (furry) face. It’s a funny, fast-paced story about three brides facing their first holiday season with their new spouses and in-laws. If you’ve ever spent Thanksgiving dodging passive-aggressive verbal bullets while drowning your sorrows in wine and mashed potatoes and then accidentally burning the turkey, this is the book for you. (Not that I have ever done any of those things. No. But I’m just saying IF…) It makes a wonderful holiday gift and perfect reading for those long, overcrowded airplane flights. Booklist calls it “a funny, sweet book about the power of female support systems and the ups-and-downs of marriage.” Can’t argue with Booklist! And it’s going to be featured as a Breakout Book at Target, along with Whitney’s Testing Kate. (Literary Chicks: Achieving world domination, one book at a time.)
In honor of the new release, we’ll all be blogging about holiday horrors this week, so kick back with a glass of heavily spiked mulled cider and enjoy. For more information about the book, scheduled book signings, or to read the first chapter, please click over to my website: www.bethkendrick.com. (I just posted some tasty cookie recipes over there, too—enjoy!)
This blog was brought to you by Nearlyweds, a fun, funny novel about love, marriage...and one very exuberant dog.
Posted by Beth at 11:40 PM | Comments (10)
Comments
I got it over the weekend and have already read it and am reading Whitney's now. Gooooooooood book [Nearlyweds -- I'm only two chapters into Testing Kate].
However, that cute scrappy dog on the cover does not compare with the loveable oaf of a dog inside.
Posted by: hollygee at November 7, 2006 5:09 AM
Yay, Beth! Go, Beth, go!!!
LC Eileen
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at November 7, 2006 9:44 AM
Beth! Yay! I'm so excited for your release day. I'm running out to get my copy now... well, after I shower! But I do enjoy another excuse to go to Target! ;) Can't wait to read it!
Posted by: Lani at November 7, 2006 10:18 AM
Hollygee-
Thank you so much for reading (and enjoying) the new book! You are my best friend forever. I totally agree about the dog, but if you read the author interview in tha back, I actually address the dog disparity and why we chose the cover dog we did.
Posted by: Beth at November 7, 2006 11:13 AM
NEARLYWEDS sounds like a riot, Beth. I'm off to your website to check out the first chapter...
Posted by: Susan Hatler at November 7, 2006 11:25 AM
Can't wait to read it!! Especially after spending the morning in the kids' dentist's office laughing out loud with my copy of FASHIONABLY LATE!
Posted by: Alesia Holliday at November 7, 2006 3:46 PM
Can't wait to pick it up! Trying to catch up on Chick backlist right now while buying new titles as they come out....
Posted by: Dia at November 7, 2006 5:09 PM
My local bookstore called me today to let me know it was in for me. The clerk is now reading it too. Your plan for world domination is slowly growing.......
non LC Eileen
Posted by: Eileen at November 8, 2006 10:42 AM
Congratulations Beth! I'm just getting enough energy after surgery (hint: I'll be skinny soon!)to read again. I'll pick up your book at my next Target run.
Posted by: Janina at November 9, 2006 2:17 AM
Happy book release day! Hope that champagne tasted good ;-)
Posted by: Michelle C at November 10, 2006 10:17 AM
