Well, I’ve never a book signing like that before. Signed books and videos for four hours this afternoon, and we barely made a dent. Got to go back at least a couple more times, and we got a slew of orders while I was there. I had a blast taking phone calls from some of my readers – England, Florida, Texas, Indiana, California, to name a few and it was very touching, very sweet to talk to people who have been following my work, love Simon’s bray, have favorite dogs, photos, books. It felt good to be a writer though my hand will need to therapy  by the time this is over.

My ego is good, though. Connie Brooks of Battenkill has gotten nearly 400 pre-orders for signed, personalized copies of “Going Home,” official pub date tomorrow. We filled about 20 crates from the Post Office, but I starting to see things, so Maria told me to beat it and get home. So I did.

But it was nothing but a great day for me, and for this great independent bookstore. Thank you all so much. The offer is still good – signed, personalized books and videos – some of the inscriptions were pretty detailed, which is okay by me – if you call 518 677-2515 or e-mail Connie at [email protected]. Some of the inscriptions – I will sign anything people wish that fits – were very beautiful, very poignant. Connie will ship all over the world. I’ll be back there on Wednesday and several times more. Tomorrow, I am talking and signing at Barnes &Noble, Colonie, N.Y. (Albany, 7 p.m.). Connie says rest up. We haven’t even gotten to the multiple orders yet.

But pub date is six hours away. I am eager for this book to get out. It will help people, I think,  and I am eager to talk about it. And I sure like selling all of these books. My aim is to hit the New York Times Bestseller List for the second time this year, a nice hat trick if I can pull it off. I think I might.