Book Launch Photos

Book Launch Party: The Fire
October 14, 2008
L2 Club, Cady’s Alley
Georgetown, DC

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Entrance to L2 Lounge in Cady's Alley, October 14 2008 Giant Black Queen at L2 Lounge entry “The Fire”, a special dessert drink, was prepared for the party: champagne, cranberry puree and raspberry brandy. And a dash of Tabasco provided by Nora!
Susan Polgar’s autobiography, “Breaking Through” & THE FIRE Rose Prosecco, Cava, and Champagne greet the guests Smithsonian Libraries director Nancy Gwinn and Library of Congress director, Centerfor the Book, John Cole
Nancy Coble Damon, director of the VA Festival of the Book, Charlotteville Paul Truong & Susan Polgar, chess master Dan Heisenberg and Mrs Heisenberg James Cerruti and Katherine’s publisher Libby McGuire
Katherine’s wonderful editor, Mark Tavani Author Ellen Crosby with Genie Ford and Pat Daly of Books & Crannies, Middleburg VA Willee Lewis of PEN Faulkner, Richard & Carolyn Restak
Graham Down & Liz Liptak, president of Washington Literacy Council George Van Horne, Smithsonian Psychology Archive & mountaineer John Owen Ballantine publisher Elizabeth McGuire, publicity guru LIsa Barnes & sales guru Sherry Virtz
Author Dan Stashower and Dr Deb Stokes Party Co-hosts Grandmaster Susan Polgar and author Mary Lynn Kotz (“Rauschenberg”) Egyptologist Dr Dian Fetter and Sally Meadows of National Wildlife Federation
Mary Lynn Kotz and Christine Fox Author Sophy Burnham & Dr Jim Gordon Author Anne Fortier and Dr Marius Deeb
Ballantine Editor Mark Tavani, publisher Libby McGuire and co-host Jim Wilkinson, Chief of STaff of the US Treasury Authors Dan Stashower, Ellen Crosby, and Laura Durham Jim Semivans, Dr Deb Stokes, Karl Pribram, Dr Jane Pyrak and Arthur Pyrak
Georgetown icons Nora Pouillon and Anthony Lanier Director Library of Congress Africa and Middle Eastern Division (and Mystery author) Mary Jane Deeb with Libby McGuire Custom designed “1st Edition” leather bookmarks by Donald Kobetsky, presented with first editions of THE FIRE
Editor Mark Tavani with Kimberly Hovey, Marketing Vice President of Ballantine Books (Kim was aso Katherine’s first publicist for THE EIGHT) Katherine with the editor of THE FIRE, Mark Tavani Raymond and Eleanor Lewis
Ballantine team: Author Anne Fortier (“Juliette”), Libby McGuire, Sherry Virtz Professor Fathali Moghaddam, Georgetown University & Dr Karen Shanor Katherine with party co-hosts: Grandmaster Susan Polgar and Treasury Chief of Staff Jim Wilkinson
Karl and Katherine with grandmaster Susan Polgar, president of SPICE (Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence at Texas Tech University) to which Katherine’s First Edition royalties of THE FIRE from the event were donated

Fire launch party invitation

Fire launch party invitation