Today I did a booksigning at the Mystery Bookstore in Westwood with Bill Rabkin, author of the PSYCH novels. Our other scheduled guest, Steve Cannell, had to cancel at the last minute due to a family emergency. The fine folks at Hansen's Cakes provided an amazing MR. MONK IS MISERABLE cake that tasted every bit as good as it looked (though I hated to cut into it).
A nice crowd showed up that included our mentor Michael Gleason and his wife Jan, Amazon reviewer Mark Baker, my cousin Danny Barer, the three Richardson women, some old family friends and many avid readers. TV writer and novelist George Mastras, whose signing preceded ours, stuck around to share some of his Hollywood experiences (he writes for the TV series BREAKING BAD and sister writes for MAD MEN) and to have a slice of the incredible MONK cake.
Bill and I shared some anecotes from our experiences in television, told some stories about The Hoff, and talked about writing our books. Bill had a funny encounter with a fan…but I will let him talk about that on his blog (if he chooses to). 
I signed lots of books, ate too much cake, and probably told more stories than I should have. I'd like thank Linda and Bobby, and new owners Pam Woods and Kirk Pasich, for making us all feel at home.
UPDATE: My cousin Danny has posted some pictures from the signing.
The cake really should have been cut into an even number of identical geometrically-perfect squares. Alas, I left my ruler at home.
What a great cake! Sorry to hear that Steve Cannell had to cancel (especially for a family emergency). I know you were looking forward to his participation.
Thanks for sharing your stories and pictures with those of us who couldn’t make it!
It was a fun day. And that cake was delicious!
Mark
We were so happy to feed your fans…can’t wait for the next installment (great series!)
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