{"id":4023,"date":"2013-11-15T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T17:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anndvorak.com\/cms\/?p=4023"},"modified":"2013-11-15T09:21:51","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T17:21:51","slug":"ann-dvorak-book-launch-party-re-cap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anndvorak.com\/cms\/ann-dvorak-book-launch-party-re-cap\/","title":{"rendered":"Ann Dvorak Book Launch Party Re-cap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Year of Ann Dvorak: Day 319<\/h3>\n

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I have finally recovered from the\u00c2\u00a0Ann Dvorak: Hollywood’s Forgotten Rebel\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>Official Book Launch Party on Tuesday. I think it’s safe to say that it was more than successful and is probably one of the few Los Angeles parties where people actually showed up\u00c2\u00a0early<\/em>. Guests were filtering in while I was sitting there getting my hair done!<\/p>\n

There has probably never been so much Ann Dvorak piled into one room, and the response was overwhelming. The Library Store <\/a>ordered 40 copies, and at the end of the evening, there were only two left. The Ann Dvorak recipes<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0seemed to have gone over well and the food table was empty by the end, other than some of the fudge which was admittedly too sweet with a weird molasses aftertaste.<\/p>\n

The turnout was way better than I expected and it felt like my own episode of “This is Your Life,” with some people showing up who I hadn’t seen over 25 years. There was also a good amount of people who I did not know or am related to, which reinforces that Ann Dvorak is someone others give a damn about. Being able to have the party at Central Library, which is my home away from home, made it even more special.<\/p>\n

Thanks to everyone who came out or sent well wishes. After 15 years, it’s still bizarre to have the book out in the world but now feels much more real.<\/p>\n