Last week I took the train down to New York.
I visited the office of my publisher, Farrar, Straus & Giroux:
Which is very conveniently located next to this!
With the most amazing cupcakes I've ever seen. (Take note, Grace Lin.)
I loved snooping around my editor's office. This is an amazing painting by the brilliant Peter Sis, who thought she needed a window (back when she had a windowless office):
I loved seeing all of the books in various stages of production, tucked away on a shelf, waiting to become real books and fly out into the real world.
Of course, I was particularly interested in these two:
And I finally got to meet Lisa Graff (left), associate editor, author, and blogger (Longstockings). (See how much fun Lisa is having?)
Frances and Lisa and I had a wonderful lunch. First we debated the possible shape of cavatappi. Then we had some great conversations about writing, books, and the importance of dressing well when taking airplane trips.
After saying goodbye to Frances and Lisa, I went to my son's senior thesis photography show (Parsons School of Design). It was wonderful. (Those art school kids work hard!)
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Sigh. Such wonderful photos! Glad you had a great trip.
Thank you for taking us inside a book publisher's office. Maybe someday I'll take such a trip.
LOVE the pictures, Barb! So fun! And you're just so cute, too!
Aw, what a wonderful Mother/Son photo!
I also love the editor's book bins, all lined up like ducks in a row. Thanks for sharing . . .
who is that hunk of a man standing next to you and what has he done with Bicker 1??
Congrats
Diddy
Oh, you have a son in New York, too. If I knew this, it didn't stick in my puny brain. Congrats on his accomplishments and thanks for sharing your whirlwind NY visit with us.
Except where's my cupcake?
Kirby, you're scaring me. I think we may be the same person.
What a lovely trip!
what a fabulous trip you had!! The cupcakes look divine, I'm sure I would love that bookstore, and the trip inside your editor's office was enlightening.
Of all the things I took from your post though, it was were the three of you discussed how to dress for plane travel. I just had this discussion recently. Too funny! :) We'll have to chat sometime about where everyone in your group stood on this topic.
Congrats again on your son's accomplishments!
Karen: We all agreed that it was important to dress nicely and we tsk-tsked about people who dress like slobs in sweats and flip flops, etc. AND, I related a story about flying to Ireland with my husband and son and we got upgraded to first class. When my husband asked the ticket agent how they decide who they are going to upgrade, she said, "Well, to be honest, one big criteria is the way you're dressed." Ha!
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