Queen Anne Books
April 23, 2010 was the book launch party for Longbourn’s Unexpected Matchmaker. Queen Anne Books in Seattle Washington was wonderful enough to host the official launch party. Tegan, my newest and greatest bookstore friend did such a fantastic job of preparing everything at the store. She had this wonderful table all set up with beautiful tablecloths and treats. The beautiful chair there is known as the Queens Chair becuase whenever an author visits they are the Queen Anne Books “Queen”.
Emma and Tegan
Emma Hox Announcement
Because I was also doing a reading Tegan had the podium set up with the signing announcement and another one of my signs. Isn’t it amazing to be able to see your name on a poster. I really think it is sureal.
Emma Hox Announcement
One of the most fabulous part of having a book published is seeing the support of some of your dearest friends. Gen and Conan, were wonderful enough to make the drive to Seattle for the event and share in the joy of the evening with me.
Emma with guest Gen O
Here is Gen with another guest, Anne.
Emma with Queen Anne Book Guests
Another part O love about book signings is meeting all of the other authors that come out to show their love and support for a fellow writer. June writes contemporary fiction and will be seeking publication in the future. June, if you read this I wish you success in your writing career.
Emma with guest June W
Emma reading Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker
On the way to the event we stopped at some beautiful gardens and took some photographs with my new dress and bonnet that I made. I posted a few of my favorites below.
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Emma Hox has always been an avid fan of Jane Austen’s novels. Although her favorite novel, she has been disappointed in Pride and Prejudice’s Mr. Bennet. Longbourn`s Unexpected Matchmaker gives the witty father of Elizabeth Bennet the personality Emma always envisioned he should truly have.
Emma is a member of the Jane Austen Society and a Jane Austen writer’s guild. She speaks to youth groups about becoming the women they dream of being, using the Jane Austen Heroines as examples. Emma explains each of the characters have personalities and flaws any female can relate to, admitting her own character match would coincidentally be Jane Austen’s Emma. She teaches the young women that each one of them has strengths and weaknesses and shows them how to learn and grow with confidence.
Emma was born and raised in the farmlands of Eastern Washington and is a graduate of Central Washington University in Ellensburg.
Married with two boys ages 5 and 2, Emma and her family love to sail and spend time on the lake on weekends. The author mostly enjoys sitting on the bow of the boat in the shade of the jib to write.
Emma Hox, Author
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