Book Signings
November 11, 2007
English, Indiana
Book Launching
Nearly 200 people crowded into the fellowship area of Hillview Christian Church to attend the debut of the Special Limited Edition of the book, Daddy Bill Didn’t Come for Coffee Today.
Following an introduction by her husband, Jeff, the author touched the group with several readings from her book.
The unveiling of the book is now complete. Books are stacked high on a table—waiting to be purchased. Food and coffee surround the fresh flowers on round serving tables. People are excited as they stand in the long lines waiting to purchase their books. Friends greet one another as they stand in line to have their books autographed. It was indeed a day of rejoicing as very citizen of the small town of English felt a part of this wonderful event.
Below is an excerpt from Jeff’s introduction at book debut and launching:
When we lost Daddy Bill two years ago, it forever changed the look of our lives. We grieved, of course, in the way that all folks grieve, and his absence from our daily lives was a difficult adjustment to make. Each of us brought our individual personalities to the grieving process.
I grieved as a friend, business partner, and son-in-law; Krisanne and Deborah grieved as daughters, which is unique—baby girls grieving for their daddy—the grandchildren all grieved the loss of a best friend, someone with whom you can get into a bit of mischief and he seems to always make things work out; MeMe, of course, grieved as only a spouse can know. And each of us coped with the grief in different ways.
Some of us spoke often and at length about Daddy Bill; others were silent and stoic, perhaps running to the woods and just sitting and reflecting. Some of us lost sleep; others were plagued with fatigue and slept countless hours.
Krisanne, however, grieved with words....
I might notice in her demeanor a sadness or a sagging in her shoulders. She might spend more time just sitting and rocking Sydney or lying in bed reading story books to Sadie, but it was certainly a marked difference, unlike anything I had ever seen before...
...but eventually, on the days that the grieving demanded it, she would fly to the computer and type away.....
She would pour out the day's grieving onto the computer screen. Many times I would go to her and ask if she was okay. She would turn and glance at me, tears running down her cheek, and without missing a strike on the keyboard, she would simply say, “I can’t talk right now.”
Other times I would go to her and she would be grinning from ear to ear—sometimes even laughing out loud—yet I would get the same response, “I can’t talk right now.”
Eventually those writings came to some of us in e-mails, and today we celebrate the book that—collectively—those grieving episodes became.
What you may not know, is that the book belongs to all of us. The book belongs to our family, certainly, but also to the whole town of English because Bill loved English so much.
And after you read the book, you will know that the book belongs to all of us who grieve.
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December 11, 2007
Cincinnati, OH
Dinner with the Author
The author of our newly released book entitled Daddy Bill Didn’t Come For Coffee Today enjoys the evening at an intimate dinner with a publishing designer, several editors, business women, writers—all friends or family members of her editor—in downtown Cincinnati. No one left the dinner without a book in hand.
Have you thought of hosting a book signing Party? They can be fun! All one needs is a few friends and family members and an author with a good book. The signing parties can be held in homes, bookstores, office fronts, church fellowship halls, restaurants, schools, or just about anywhere one can place a chair and table with a few books stacked nearby. To host a book signing party, contact Krisanne at email: grief072105@aol.com
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