Tayari's Blog: BB&P

Posted by TayariJones on February 25, 2006 11:32 PM
Filed under D.C. Diaries

I am breaking my own golden rules: no blogging after midnight and no blogging apres cocktails. It's Saturday night and I am just getting home from Busboys and Poets, the site of my paperback release party. While I was stalking the bar, waiting for a seat to open up, who do I see but Andy Shallal, the proprietor of this fine establishment. Mr. Shallal who dresses in comfortable but stylish attire, is usually busy being the owner of the hottest bar/restaurant/bookstore/performance space in town, but he is also a terrific visual artist. (He didn't mention this when we chatted, but I am the sort of person who knows things.) Anyway, me being me and cocktails being cocktails, I introduced myself to him and told me that I would be having my book party at BB&P. Andy was gracious and asked me if my books were already stocked in the bookstore. In my best serious-writer-sotto-voice, I informed him that I looked where my book should have been alphabetically and all I saw was Ed Jones. Lots of Ed Jones. Certainly there's room on the shelf for more than one Jones. Charming Mr. Shallal assured me that we would jump right on it.

If he's is involved in any way with the launch party, it's going to be a hell of an event. Be there.

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Comment #1, by Michael Fischer [TypeKey Profile Page]

I wish I still lived in the DC area (and not in boring, LAME GA…..JK, JK) and could come to the party and pull two of my favorite writers off the shelf at once—Tayari and Ed (I need a hardcover “The Untelling” and a hardover “The Known World,” because my softcovers are dogeared and marked-up). BB&P sounds like an awesome place. I looked at the menu: I’d order the peanut butter, banana, honey on challah after drinking like ten cocktails—which, of course, Tayari would buy since I’m a broke student and love her novels like a bunch of grapes:-)

February 26, 2006 12:28 PM

Comment #2, by Michael Fischer [TypeKey Profile Page]

*"Leaving Atlanta" ("The Untelling" is not in softcover YET, but I have read it. It's my softcover "Leaving Atlanta" that is dogeared. Ugh.)

February 26, 2006 06:33 PM

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