Tayari's Blog: Mosaic at MoCada

Posted by TayariJones on October 9, 2008 08:45 AM
Filed under Book Tour

Last night, I have a reading to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of The Ladies of LitMosaic Books. The experience, MCed by Nicole Sealey, just the recharging that I needed. I have to tell you that my nerves were sort of frazzled even before I had to figure out how to subway over there. The day started with a minor fire in my kitchen. (Who has to use a fire extinguisher when making TOAST? It was not an auspicious start to the day.) Luckily, so many of you sent me encouraging notes to get me jazzed for the reading itself, but I had to use all that love just to get out of the door!

I read new work, and I was scared. Although I practised like crazy before the event, I found myself making further edits on the subway. Happily, the crowd was very warm and supportive. I won't do a roll call, but it was great to see Eisa Ulen, the scribe of Ft. Greene. (And Eisa shared her good NEWS.) Troy, from AALBC, was trying to hide out on the back row, but a true fan The Brand New Heavies can never hide from me!

The big thrill was that I got to meet a number of people from this blog community and even someone from Twitterville. It was like a family reunion. We had so much fun that we moved the gathering to Chez Oskar where we had dinner and champagne!

But let us not forget the reason for the gathering. Mosaic Magazine is ten years old. If you are not a subscriber, what are you waiting for? You can get a year of in-depth interviews with contemporary black writers and also profiles of those who have stood the test of time. For just fifteen bucks a year! (You can sign up right now and use paypal.) Ron Kavanaugh who is the leader? president? guardian angel? of Mosaic is a brilliant man who has a great sense of humor and even greater sense of purpose. Help him keep Mosaic going.

And check out the photos.

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