Local Boy Makes Good
Today was a great day. I checked messages this morning to find an Email from my super-cool brother, Andy. He and his family live in my hometown of Ann Arbor, about 2 miles from my parents and the house we grew up in. His Email explained how he opened the paper (The Ann Arbor News) in the morning to find this article on page 1 of the entertainment section:
I was so thrilled when Entertainment Weekly featured me in their “Obsessive Fan of the Week” feature, but I got a special satisfaction from seeing my book mentioned in the local paper of my hometown. When we were children, my two older brothers and I faithfully delivered The Ann Arbor News for years… in rain and in snow, even on Christmas morning.
To most, being in a small-town local paper wouldn’t be much to write home about. But it is a big deal to me. And besides, ‘home’ wrote to me about it.
After basking in the joy of the News article, I headed over to my buddy Rob’s house. We chowed down on Dim Sum and watched our Wolverines narrowly escape East Lansing with a victory over loathsome Sparty. More importantly, I got to share the very first copy of the finished book, in all its hardbound, color glory. Rob snapped a pic for posterity:
A great day all around.
Benjamin
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