This past weekend, my husband and I visited New York City for a four-day weekend. As always we made the rounds with our friends and family, and visited many of Manhattan's wonderful bookstores.
But I got an extra treat- a visit to the office of Europa Editions, on West 29th street not far from Penn Station. Publicist Julia Haav graciously accepted my request to drop by for a few minutes and it was so neat to see where the magic happens on this side of the Atlantic (Europa has its main office in Rome, where, sadly, I do not have any trips scheduled.)
It was so fun to visit! Julia let me take home a finished book of my choice- Roma Tearne's Bone China- and a galley she picked out just for me, Treasure Island!!!, a January 2012 debut by Sara Levine. It's a comedy about a woman who decides to apply the lessons of risk-taking she learns from the famous book to her own more ordinary life.
Thank you for everything, Julia! It was such a pleasure to meet you and visit the office! I look forward to more great books from Europa!
12 comments:
What a great opportunity :)
How cool!
SOunds like a fun tour indeed.
AWESOME!!! :)
Sounds like a great experience. Glad you had a wonderful time!
What fun! Their shelves are so pretty!!
I'm so jealous!
Oh, Marie! This must have just been the coolest thing for you! I know how much you admire Europa, so this must have been a perfect visit for you! Also, so cool that you got a few books to bring back with you! Awesome!
Lucky woman! Treasure Island sounds fantastic -- I can't wait for your review.
That is so cool! I wish one of us was planning a trip to Rome so we could see what that office looks like too!
Oooo I'm jealous! How cool is that! I love the colorful shelves :)
What a fun time, everything sounds like it was fun. I quite liked Lost in Shangri-La.
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