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Kimberly Warner's avatar

Gah!!! You make Grace Kelly proud! Love it so much!!! And forwarding this to our resident male (who wouldโ€™ve burned at the stake right alongside all his favorite witches.) And and and, just sneaked into his meeting with Jenny/Powellโ€™s and all kinds of yeses and links and future collaborations ensued. Iโ€™ll email you on all that!

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Alisa Kennedy Jones's avatar

I definitely would have been burnt at the stake! But huzzah for all the yeses and collabs and creative machinations. So much to do!

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Kim Van Bruggen's avatar

I pre-ordered! And the new cover for Quickies is perfect!! ๐Ÿ‘Œ

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Alisa Kennedy Jones's avatar

Thank you! โค๏ธ It's so chef's kiss!!!

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David Roberts's avatar

I pre-ordered. Looking forward to the book and the progress of Empress.

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Alisa Kennedy Jones's avatar

Thank you! So grateful. We have some wonderful titles coming. :)

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Ororo Munroe's avatar

Lurve the Grace Kelly look! Also, that video was AWESOME! I would TOTALLY see them in concert. They remind me of a funnier female version of Apocalyptica.. but with instruments other than cellos. LOL

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Gail Forrest's avatar

OMG THAT IS SICK.

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Gail Forrest's avatar

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND THE AUTHORS. YOU DO WOMEN PROUD.

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Alisa Kennedy Jones's avatar

Thanks, Lady! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ

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Chris Stanton's avatar

LOVE both covers! I'm so happy about the way things are coming together for you and Empress. Also, "Hint O' Vag" is the air freshener I have in my car.

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Alisa Kennedy Jones's avatar

YES! I take that as high praise coming from a brand dude!!! Huzzah! For Quickies, I def. think we'll do a scented candle AND a car air freshener branded "Hint O' Vag" for our SWAG ๐Ÿ˜‚

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Chris Stanton's avatar

If I may take the liberty, I'll put in a call to the Febreze people ๐Ÿ˜

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Tamara Foster's avatar

Gorgeous Cover! Congratulations ๐Ÿพ

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Alisa Kennedy Jones's avatar

Thank you, Tamara! I feel like we got so, SO lucky!

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Tamara Foster's avatar

Itโ€™s wonderful!

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Alisa Kennedy Jones's avatar

โค๏ธ!!!

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appleton king's avatar

too funny and the youtube video! ๐Ÿซก๐Ÿ˜

still havent figured out what the deal at MIT is but the Hub is named that for a reason๐Ÿ˜…

you are well positioned for alot of red sox spring training chatter and of course the celtics pushing away darkness from edge of town (who let tha DOGE out?)

you make it easy to pre-order Kimberly's (โค๏ธ) book and will do so first thing (after reading Globe Sports ha) my talented sister Lily lives in Portland and her last novel borrowed much from her life as a young writer waiting tables in Cambridge circa 1980

id slam Empress editiins into her email but she is preparing final edits on another

ohhh you writers you women!!! ๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿ™ƒ

here in U.P. tonight watched Whitmer's state of state address...her second to last

sime pukey GOP maga dude gave lame rebuttal claiming allegiance with working class and it was ludicrously eerily empty given the zeitgeist

she's coming in 2028 i pray to f...n god and all Hell coming with her

thanks!

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Alisa Kennedy Jones's avatar

I'm crossing everything for Whitmer in 2028! So grateful for your support and yes, looking forward to the Sox in the Spring! Is your sister Lily King??? If so, I ADORE her stuff!

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appleton king's avatar

ya i emailed her this morning of this newsletter and still trying to figure out how to get "fluf" to her ๐Ÿคฃ if i can buy your book on amazon ill send it to her as i knew she loves idea of any independent bookstores and encourages writing from all...the stories... (she over years has befriended Anne Patchett who has that great nashville bookstore...actually had her sign copy of Tom's Lake to me: "any brother of Lily's is a brother of mine" ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜Š....i havent even bragged on this to Mary or Anne....yet ๐Ÿคฃ...anyways maybe you can all gang up on Amazon...even if i depend on it including if your own book on there aieeeeee)

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appleton king's avatar

i didnt mean anne but kimberly...anne would be horrified ๐Ÿคซ

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Sue Ferrera's avatar

Congrats on all of these milestones. I'll be catching up slowly, still reading Gotham Girl Interrupted amidst a number of my writing deadlines. But I will say this about Gotham Girl, I had to stop reading and turn the lights out because Rick had fallen asleep and was still slightly ill, and I was laughing out loud enough times that I had to put the book down. Can't wait to finish it.

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Alisa Kennedy Jones's avatar

Oh, I'm so sorry to keep an ailing Rick awake--but thrilled that you are laughing! ๐Ÿ’—

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Sue Ferrera's avatar

Yes, who doesn't need a laugh about now?

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Weston Parker's avatar

Oh, those stringed ladies and a keyboard, yowza! Holy tamale.

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Alisa Kennedy Jones's avatar

I know! They're so special. Makes you realize how much you miss a sense of play.

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Weston Parker's avatar

They really did have that zany sense of outrageous fun. Such talent!

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Alisa Kennedy Jones's avatar

Rare! We need to nurture it!

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

I signed up for the preorder. Shall I just order via your site or will I get an email? Congrats again!

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Alisa Kennedy Jones's avatar

You can order on the site! Being on the early waitlist just qualifies you for the spa getaway with Heather and the goody bag!

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Sandra Ann Miller's avatar

Congrats, Alisa! Wishing both books huge success. xo

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Alisa Kennedy Jones's avatar

It's wicked hard, lol, but I love our books.

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<Mary L. Tabor>'s avatar

Love all! bit xo and congrats!

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