I've written the holiday novel SHORTE LIST and kicked off my scrappy little book tour at the wonderful, acclaimed WORDS bookstore in Maplewood NJ yesterday, October 26 (yes..5 days before Halloween...yikes!). SHORTE LIST is a fun family read with an AI Dickens and a 9 year old girl searching for the real Santa in a small town Christmas Eve blizzard. Its snagged some pretty good reviews 'Mehno has written a captivating novel that is difficult to put down' wrote the Union Daily, but the purpose of this blog is to give you some behind-the-scenes yuk-yuks on what it's like to promote a fun-and-frantic holiday novel in our even more frantic, thousand-miles-a-minute world.

I do want to note that everyone at WORDS bookstore was delightful to work with. It's one of THE best bookstores in NJ, and the hard working staff reflects that ethos in every way. Events Maestro Carrie Harmon couldn't have been kinder and more attentive, and thoroughly committed and caring about the authors she hosts in the store, and the readers who love books and look to WORDS as a beacon of comfort and sanity in this 'koo-koo- world (as Frank Sinatra would say) lol. It was local Authors Day there and the whole event was an inspiration. It ain't easy to write a book and it's gosh-darn ga-ga trying to promote it, and WORDS shows they care on a daily basis! Its located in the beautiful town of Maplewood,so get over there and buy some books! On my next blog I may get into the funny-funky hornet's nest of trying to prepare to do a 'reading' of one's novel. Particularly when you are no spring chicken, and your holiday faves like Its A Wonderful Life and Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol are echoing in your head while you're trying to work the levers of all the up-to-the-minute social media boxes one has to check these days! But here's to the holidays....Huzzah!!!!!!