Friday, October 17, 2025 – Orlando, Florida
Today, something quietly extraordinary happened. My author’s copy of Reunion: Coda—the new hardcover edition—arrived early. It was printed in Illinois, shipped from Hebron, Kentucky, and delivered today, of all days: my late mother’s 97th birthday, and the one-year anniversary of my departure from New Hampshire.
I hadn’t expected it until tomorrow. Amazon had assigned it the lowest delivery priority, as they often do with “MOD Non-Retail” orders. But somehow, it made its way to me today. A small miracle, perhaps. Or maybe just a quiet nod from the universe.
The book is here now, nestled among a few of the titles that shaped me—history, memory, conflict, and resilience. It feels right. Not just as a creative milestone, but as a moment of emotional inheritance. My mother read the first edition of Reunion: A Story in 1998 and loved it. I think she would have been proud of Reunion: Coda, too. And of Comings and Goings – The Art of Being Seen, which also found its way into the world this year.
October 17 now holds layers: the ache of absence, the quiet pride of completion, and the memory of a long drive away from New Hampshire, toward something familiar. Toward Florida. Toward this moment.
Here it is—Reunion: Coda, in hardcover. A book born of memory, presence, and the art of being seen.
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9 responses to “The Hardcover Arrives: A Day of Memory and Milestones”
That is interesting that it came fast despite the long distance. Pretty much all books I get here in Dallas are printed in a suburb of Dallas.
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Although it arrived one day before its estimated delivery date (it was scheduled to get here today [Saturday]), I waited almost a month for Amazon to ship my author’s copy. I ordered it on September 20, but because Amazon assigns low priority to “MOD-Non Retail” books, it took its sweet time to fulfill my order.
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Can’t wait to get my hands on it, Alex. Sorry it’s taking me so long!
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I hope you like it when you do get your copy. I think I did a good job, considering it’s my first novel and all. And the reviews have been, so far, positive.
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Yes been there, done that, with my Leonberger book. Author copies is not a fast way to get them.
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Next time that I need a copy of Reunion: Coda, I’ll just order it retail. At least I’ll get some royalties back.
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I used Author copies for selling at book signings at libraries, but it took so long to get them that I just switched to buying the normal way.
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That’s one reason for my not taking my misguided friend’s advice to order X amount of author’s copies. Not only could I not afford that many books, but if I had ordered them in late July, they would not have arrived in Miami in time to arrange a book signing event…..
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Yes, and not 100 books. I ordered 10 in total and a few more later for one event where I sold 6, then another where I also sold 6, and a third where I sold 3. Much smaller numbers. That was enough for me. Spending half a day selling and signing 6 books is fun at first, but after three events I had enough.
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