Only a week after release, and it’s already been a whirlwind! We had a slam bang launch for Hysteria here in St. John’s — check out some fun photos below! —  and today I woke up to find Hysteria taking up some serious real estate in two of the country’s biggest newspapers:

• in the Globe & Mail, Claire Cameron investigates some of the reasons behind the different cover — and title! —  in the Canadian and UK editions of the book. Out across the pond on March 27th, Hysteria goes by the name I Remember You in the United Kingdom.
• in the Toronto Star, hold onto your hats, Hysteria gets a humdinger of a stellar review! How happy am I? Mascara-reapplication-level happy, that’s how happy.

Hope everyone out there is having as good a weekend as I am. Here are some of my favourites from our launch party, at Eastern Edge Gallery here in St. John’s.

Local indie Broken Books was on the scene, pop-up style, to help peddle these wares.

Lucky to be reading in a space as lovely as Eastern Edge.

Me with writer Megan Gail Coles, and sister duo Katie and Maria Callahan

City Counsellor Hope Jamieson and family were there to have a good time.

CBC On The Go host Ted Blades with Kathryn King and Holly Hogan

Poet (and my sweetheart) George Murray

A very happy author with poet (and friend extraordinaire) Andreae Callanan

MLA Gerry Rogers with the very charming Jean Kelly Smith