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Evelyn, fan for life! I haven't read any of your books yet, but I love what you're doing here with Penguin Random House.

The playlist is soooo good and the party looks delicious. Perfect with the Virgin Tourist and the lollipops.

It's sad that German authors don't use Substack to add a new layer to their personality and their book.

I need to do something about that!!!

I love it, Evelyn.

Congratulations from the bottom of my heart 💖💖💖💖

Kristina

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oh my goodness, Kristina, you're so sweet, thank you!

I think you're a trailblazer in Germany, and the Substackers will come! I am seeing more American authors start Substacks recently (like in the last month!) so I think the industry is starting to understand this is the place to be.

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Aug 2Liked by Evelyn Skye

Ps I also feel inspired and hope I will

have my own celebration with family and friends one day soon

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You absolutely will! And I will be here cheering for you.

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Aug 3Liked by Evelyn Skye

Thank you 🙏 very much, Evelyn!

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Aug 2Liked by Evelyn Skye

That looked amazing 🤩 you all look like you are having a great time! And the food! Looks delicious!

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Aug 2Liked by Evelyn Skye

Live behind the scenes diary entries. Keep them coming! We can never have too many. Congrats again on One Year Ago in Spain 🥳

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aww thanks, Ingrid! I was worried it was too much, so I appreciate that. And thank you about the book (again)!

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Congratulations, Evelyn ~ what a great party!

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thank you so much, Kristin!

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Every published book is an accomplishment to cherish - celebrating our victories is one of life's great joys! So glad you were surrounded by great friends and family. As a fellow introvert I also find this way more enjoyable than a book signing.

And those cookies!

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Thank you so much, Chris! I agree. Tom and I have learned to celebrate all the moments--big and small--They are, as you understand and state so well, one of life's great joys!

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😀

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I love seeing all the joy a book brings!!! This just makes me feel happy and inspired to keep going!! Thank you for sharing with us 😍😍

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It really is such a joy to celebrate the culmination of all that hard work, and even sweeter to celebrate with other writers who understand how MUCH work happens, lol. Thank you, Mesa!

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Congratulations, Evelyn! So exciting. And so wonderful to have a supportive and celebratory group of friends. :)

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thank you, Petra! Book and writer friends are the BEST, aren't they?

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So much fun!

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it truly was! So relaxing!

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And the requisite Trader Joes in the background!

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haha yeah! I was like, should I crop Trader Joe's out of the photo? But then I thought, NAH. Everyone loves a TJs.

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Aug 2Liked by Evelyn Skye

I am hungry after reading this post LOL. It looks like it was a lovely time shared with friends.

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haha you're lucky I spared you of the other food photos, Sophie! And thank you--it was indeed just such a lovely, lovely evening.

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Thanks, Evelyn! You are an inspiration!!! Can’t wait to read the book💕💕💕

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eep! Thanks, Karen, that's terribly sweet of you!

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Evelyn, you did a fantastic job taking us on this journey from different perspectives and cultures! The audio was top quality and beautiful narration. I normally just listen to audiobooks while I’m multitasking, but I had to listen to the last hour before I fell asleep to find out the ending!

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