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Serial Journeys | Novels by Kristin McTiernan

The Twitter Crush

6 - The Twitter Crush

The Launch Party

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Kristin McTiernan
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@VictoriaInBloom - Instagram Lives & Stories
April 18, 2017

[Instagram Live 1 - 7:35 PM - 4.2K viewers]

"Oh my God, you guys, I'm literally shaking right now. Can you see? Let me flip the camera—look at this venue! The Bowery Hotel has been completely transformed for Irina Sterling's book launch. Look at those flowers!

Okay, so for those asking how I got in—my brother is actually connected to this whole world. I know, right? He somehow got us invited tonight and the energy here is just—wait, I'm going to walk around—look at all these powerful women!

That's an editor from Simon & Schuster. That woman in the red dress? She runs a whole imprint at Penguin. These are the gatekeepers of every story that gets told in America. Well, the ones worth hearing anyway. And they're all here for Irina!

Oh shit—sorry for swearing—but I think I just saw someone from Good Morning America. This is insane. The book doesn't even officially release until tomorrow but everyone's already calling it groundbreaking…

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