UPDATE 3: Whoops, it’s not The Bookery! My bad — I’ve been to Ithaca only a few times, and I got the names confused.
The bookstore that may have been the first in the nation to sell a copy of Hereville (and was certainly the first to sell one to my sister!) is BUFFALO STREET BOOKS. So thank you, BUFFALO STREET BOOKS. I promise to stop in and buy something next time I visit my sister!
(I’ve also been in The Bookery, IIRC, and it’s also a very nice story — but it only has used books, and it doesn’t have a graphic novel section.)
UPDATE 2: Or was Anderson’s Bookshop in Illinois the first? We may never know!
UPDATE: The possibly first-in-the-nation bookstore to sell Hereville is The Bookery. I’ve been in the Bookery, and it’s a great bookstore, with a graphic novel selection that emphasizes really good independent comics.
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Although the official release date isn’t until November first, apparently a few bookstores managed to get copies well in advance of that… including one in Ithaca, New York, where my sister Allison found (and bought) a copy on the shelf! She emailed me a photo:
That’s my nephew Silas and my niece Jemma holding a copy and generally acting adorable. This is all very exciting!
How cool is that! :)
Awesome! That’s gotta feel good. :D
I picked up my special-order copies today after work at Fireside Books in Olympia, Washington. They came in the shop’s FedEx shipment this morning. Here’s a shot of the owner, Jane LeClergue, with my books.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tricyrtis_hirta/5040695932/
She thought they were beautiful. She doesn’t normally do graphic novels, but maybe she’ll order more for the holidays.
I’m really impressed with the book. A couple of the pages made me all teary. And the 3-d cover turned out great!
You know, Barry, if you might find your way to New York (I don’t know where you are) you should totally try to do an evening at Bluestockings.
Thanks! I’m in Portland, Oregon, so NYC is pretty far outside of my range at this point. (I might go for a comic book convention, where I can make more money to pay for the travel than I could with a book signing.)
Barry