Torn from Troy Book Launch

It's official.  The book has now been launched, a month to the day after it hit the bookstores.  It was great fun!  I'd heard horror stories about book launches where the only people who show up are your parents and a wino who had to be bribed with a doughnut, so I invited quite a few people.  Quite a few.  Turns out nearly everyone wanted to come!  There were a few last-minute cancellations, naturally, but still well over a hundred people showed up.  This includes one fellow that nobody knew, who never spoke but made a beeline for the souvlaki table, but he seemed harmless, and there was plenty of food.

I should also mention the restaurant, Mykonos, just north of  Bloor on Yonge in Toronto.  Peter Koptides, the proprietor, was tremendously accommodating, and a lot of people mentioned how much they liked the cuisine.

Now that the launch is over, I have no further excuse to put off important tasks.  Losing weight, for starters … that picture is a brutal reminder that I'm carrying more than I should.  Watch this space.