My "debut novel" (how's that for making me feel eighteen again?), Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander, is being released tomorrow. In this age of the life lived online, I have this nagging feeling there's something I'm supposed to say, something I should do to mark this momentous (to me) occasion. How can I expect potential readers to notice me and, more important, seek out my book, if I just sit quietly and let the moment pass?


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Hi, Everyone,

I realize that there is at least one other big event happening on the day that my book is being released, but any of you who can't make it to Albany or will be back in the city by 7 are invited to celebrate the release of my bisexual (m/m/f) historical romantic comedy, Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander.

Where: Revival (upstairs in the lounge, of course)
129 East 15th Street (between 3rd Avenue and Irving Place) Manhattan Gramercy-Flatiron area 212-253-8061
When: Tuesday, April 29th 2008 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 PM

Admission and snacks are free, and there will be a limited number of free books!

This event is being hosted by the meetup group NYC BiChoice.

Library Journal said of Phyllida: "Sparkling with Regency wit and panache, Herendeen's debut novel ... is a brilliant exploration of love, sexuality, class, and gender, but above all, it is a wonderful love story. Highly recommended for those readers comfortable with alternative sexual and erotic literature."

I hope some of you can help me celebrate this happy occasion.

Ann Herendeen

I'll be reading a short passage from my bisexual Regency romance, Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander, on Friday, October 13, in the Loft at People on Allen St.

Princeton BTGALA and the NYU LGBT Alunmi Network are presenting a reading of LGBT fiction. There are five of us authors, so readings will be short, followed by Q & A and then--YES!--cocktails. There will also, of course, be books for signing and sale.

When: Friday, October 13, 6:30-9:00 PM
Where: People is at 163 Allen Street, close to the 1st Ave. exit of the 2nd Ave. stop on the F and V trains.
The reading will take place in the Loft, upstairs.
There is a $5 suggested donation and a cash bar.

To see the complete program:
http://tigernet.princeton.edu/~ffr-gala/Events2006/061013NYCRead.html

I'll be reading a short passage from my bisexual Regency romance, Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander on Friday, October 13, in the Loft at People on Allen St.

Princeton BTGALA and the NYU LGBT Alunmi Network are presenting another in their series of readings from LGBT books. This time the program focuses on fiction and there are five of us--so readings will be short, followed by Q & A and then--YES!--cocktails. There will also, of course, be books for signing and sale.

The program starts at 6:30 PM, with readings at 7:00 followed by Q & A, then mingling, drinks and book signing until 9:00.
People is at 163 Allen Street, close to the 1st Avenue exit of the 2nd Avenue stop on the F and V trains.
The reading will take place in the Loft, upstairs.
There is a $5 suggested donation and a cash bar.

To see the complete program:
http://tigernet.princeton.edu/~ffr-gala/Events2006/061013NYCRead.html

I'll be reading from my sexy, witty book, "Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander : a Bisexual Regency Romance" at The Loft on Saturday, May 20, at 7 pm.

I'm not sure yet just how sexy a passage I'll be reading, but it will definitely be laugh-out-loud funny.

The reading is free and open to all.

The Loft is at: 180 East Post Rd, White Plains, NY 10601
You can see the listing for the event, travel directions, etc. on their site: http://www.loftgaycenter.org/

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Also in attendance & autographing copies of her work, will be Ann Herendeen the author of the new Bisexual Regency Romance novel, “Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander”.

For those of you who have not read it, "Phyllida" is the story of a self-identified gay man in 1812 London who makes a marriage of convenience with a practical but impoverished lady of good family and then surprises himself--and her--by falling in love with his wife ...   then meets his ideal male partner.  

Like all true romances, the story has a happy ending, in every sense of those words.   Those of us who have read it have found it hysterical as well as historic, and most delightfully erotic.