Pre-release Book Launch Event: Inside the Compost Bin

The pre-release book launch event was a success! I really appreciate everyone who came out: friends, family, compost enthusiasts, and the compost curious. Their attendance made it possible for all the books to sell out at the venue before the event was over! They definitely got the first of first editions– I haven’t even received my author copies yet! (My first time touching the a physical copy of the book was at the venue, which I felt was right considering Solana Center for Environmental Innovation taught me to compost!)

Special thanks to my publisher, Tilbury House, and my publicist, Dominic, for making it possible that I had my launch event at the headquarters of the organization I learned to compost with and whom this book would not be possible without: Solana Center. A big thank you also to the staff at Solana Center who attended: Robin, Erin, Liz, and Jennifer, and all the other volunteers who came out on a Saturday morning to add the final touches to the Solana Center working garden that became the venue. I mean look at it! It’s so beautiful:

*_{^{Book Launch Venue at Solana Center (one of the few photos I remembered to take!)}}*

There were educational posters that served as a backdrop to my book reading and Q&A on compost critters and the compost process. There was a vermicomposting station, a caterpillar picture booth, and a bunch of cool compost-related stuff that people can look at and tour! Here’s some photos from the event. All images unless otherwise noted are courtesy of Solana Center for Environmental Innovation:

***Some attendees discovering vermicomposting!***

***^{I was even brought some food waste to compost! I was really happy about this}***

It was so great to talk to everyone during the Q&A and also during the book signing. While I signed books, it was fun to find out where they were going to. Some books were going to nieces and nephews, one was going to a cousin who loved composting, one was going to a daughter who couldn’t attend, another was going to a library, a few were going to classrooms, and a bunch were staying right with the person who was purchasing the book. I was excited for all the journeys these books would make, and hope they make their readers happy.