Longtime listener of your podcast, recently put 2 and 2 together and realized this was your Substack. First time commenter. Came here to say that this post right here felt so genuinely joyful and fun to read. I could feel your excitement and feel so grateful you did this write-up to bring us along and share the joy. Thank you, thank you!
Thank you for the behind the scenes highlights and gos. It sounds like such a special night and I'm so glad you were able to experience it with some other faves. Jjoke or not I firmly believe Rushdie was salty 😂😂 and need to know where Tressie was!
This is so fun and I will be asking more follow-ups in person, as you would expect, but the thing I love the most is that this made you so happy because you really deserve that. Knowing it was a dream for you is definitely the best part. (I won’t say anything this nice for a few more months, don’t be mad.)
This dispatch from the event was such a delight to read! The Q&A format is perfect. What I love most about your recap is the IRL inclusion of all the book enthusiasts, podcasters, and bookstagrammers who make up the broader online book community. You can really feel the good vibes through your words. I'm so happy you were invited and attended such a special evening to celebrate books!
I watched on YouTube and want to give a big shoutout to the NBF digital team for executing a flawless (at least for my viewing experience) livestream for those of us book lovers and readers at home!
Traci, THANK YOU!!!!!!!! You told me everything I was squirming to know and MORE. The best and only correspondence from the night I wanted. I hope you get to go every year from now on!!!
Wowee..what a write-up! Thank you for the excellent content always. Wish I could have made it there. Hopefully we'll be able to attend one together in the future. JELLY about your PRK meet!! So glad you had the best time!! Look at you! You deserve it. :-D
What a great recap of this event! It's always so fun to be surrounded by other book lovers and this sounds like a next-level version of that - thanks so much for sharing!
Longtime listener of your podcast, recently put 2 and 2 together and realized this was your Substack. First time commenter. Came here to say that this post right here felt so genuinely joyful and fun to read. I could feel your excitement and feel so grateful you did this write-up to bring us along and share the joy. Thank you, thank you!
I love that! Dots connected. Comments activated. Glad you’re here.
Thank you for the behind the scenes highlights and gos. It sounds like such a special night and I'm so glad you were able to experience it with some other faves. Jjoke or not I firmly believe Rushdie was salty 😂😂 and need to know where Tressie was!
I know. I wish I could’ve solved the Tressie mystery. I’m not giving up.
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This is so fun and I will be asking more follow-ups in person, as you would expect, but the thing I love the most is that this made you so happy because you really deserve that. Knowing it was a dream for you is definitely the best part. (I won’t say anything this nice for a few more months, don’t be mad.)
I will accept a tiny bit of nicety from you. It is the holiday season (I guess).
me sitting on the couch about to cry at the thought of being in the same room as roxane gay.
thank you for the scoop!! it was everything i wanted. i’m glad you had fun—you looked gorgeous!
Thank you! Yes a pretty wild room to be in.
This dispatch from the event was such a delight to read! The Q&A format is perfect. What I love most about your recap is the IRL inclusion of all the book enthusiasts, podcasters, and bookstagrammers who make up the broader online book community. You can really feel the good vibes through your words. I'm so happy you were invited and attended such a special evening to celebrate books!
I watched on YouTube and want to give a big shoutout to the NBF digital team for executing a flawless (at least for my viewing experience) livestream for those of us book lovers and readers at home!
The online experience is so good! I watched it back a bit just to see what folks at home saw and it was smooth as hell! So good.
I ATE THIS UP. Thank you for bringing us along with you!
I’m glad you liked it. Who doesn’t love gossip.
Exactly
Traci, THANK YOU!!!!!!!! You told me everything I was squirming to know and MORE. The best and only correspondence from the night I wanted. I hope you get to go every year from now on!!!
I hope so too but I gotta get some wealthy benefactors.
I love everything about this, especially your joy in this incredible night! You deserve to be there and I certainly appreciate all the dish!
You know I love an excuse to gossip!
Wowee..what a write-up! Thank you for the excellent content always. Wish I could have made it there. Hopefully we'll be able to attend one together in the future. JELLY about your PRK meet!! So glad you had the best time!! Look at you! You deserve it. :-D
(Also Hunter is 6'6"? Wow!)
Yes Hunter is so tall. PRK is a dream.
The Tressie thing was the biggest cliffhanger of the night… if you find out you have to tell us.
I’ll stay on the case!
What a great recap of this event! It's always so fun to be surrounded by other book lovers and this sounds like a next-level version of that - thanks so much for sharing!
Yes it was book lover meetup x infinity!
This was a cool round up. This is maybe the first year where it looked like a party I’d like to be at. Good stuff.
It was a good party for sure. I assume I should take credit for that 🤪
this was so fun to read. thanks!
Glad you liked it!
I love it so much that you got to go and that you had the best time!
It was the best