Why I Didn’t Have a Launch Party

In short, because I felt too drained for that. I had spent months editing, communicating with the publishing house and my book illustrator, working in my day job, doing my radio show, and planning how to promote the novel. By the time the Latvian version of Journals of the Undead, “Šķautnes”, was printed I just wanted to have a break and not do anything book related for a while. So, instead of a big launch my book illustrator, Santagora, suggested an event at a library. I thought it was a nice compromise so that’s what we did. We chose Lielvārde, a picturesque town about an hour away from Riga, and it was a small event in collaboration with a local school.