Help Celebrate My Book's Birthday!

📚 photo essay to celebrate the past 365 days

I still can’t believe I’m a published author.

Before we get into a photo essay of the past year, I’d love your help celebrating my book’s one-year birthday! Please take 30 seconds to do any of the following:

• Rate and review my book on Amazon (even if you didn’t buy from Amazon!) A one-sentence/one-word review can really help with sales.

• Copy/paste that review to Goodreads or Storygraph.

• Request that your local book store/NA bottle shop/sex toy store/quirky shop carry my book. Especially with Sober October, the holidays, and Dry January coming up!

• Part of a book club? Suggest my book for an upcoming read!

• Post a photo of my book on your IG stories. You never know who’s looking for mental health resources.

• Forward this email to a friend who may like my work.

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Happy Birthday, Humpy!!

My friend

Sam at Third Place Bar

loves googly eyes. So she put some ojos on my book, then took her abroad for some hilarious social media content, dubbing her “Humpy.” Here’s Humpy in Germany!

Subscribe to Sam’s newsletter,

Anti Hangover Drinking Club

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The Book Launch

Queen Ruby Warrington, a room full of people who went out of their way to show up for me, and my brat-green dress.

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The Cake!!!

Thank you, Lisa!

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Dad!

Dad flew in from Texas! Talking about sex and dating and HUMPING in front of my dad was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It meant the world to me to have a family member show up for my big day.

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BF→Fiance→Hubby

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Nick proposed a few days before my book launch. Within two months, he went from partner to fiance to husband. He’s always been my biggest fan and lifts me up every single day. I even dedicated the first page of my book to him! A month later, we got married, and then two months after that, we launched an artisanal NA spirit.

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Mentor Moment

Lisa Smith is my podcast co-host, card deck co-author, mentor, bestie, OG QuitLit icon, and countless other superlatives. She took me under her wing nearly ten years ago, showing me it’s possible to have fun while being sober and gave me countless book publishing resources. She flew to NYC to introduce me and Ruby at my book launch.

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Dan Savage!

It was a dream come true to be interviewed by Dan Savage and hear him quote my book back to me. Best PR moment of my book tour. Shout out to

Laura Silverman

for hosting my DC book tour stop and

Paulina Pinsky

in LA!

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Bestie/Book Proposal Coach

Irina Gonzalez (she/her/ella)

is a brilliant editor. I also hired her as my book proposal coach to help with accountability. Dry Humping would not exist without her! It means the world that she flew out for the big day! Check out her newsletter,

Parenting in Hard Mode

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Agent Spotlight

My incredible literary agent,

Eric

, also represents my dear friend Sophie St. Thomas. Preorder Sophie’s new book here. Check out Eric’s books here.

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Best Review Ever

Obsessed

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Audiobook!

Fun Fact: I recorded my audiobook in the same room that Norman Reedus and John Turturro recorded theirs!

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Thanks for reflecting with me!

XO,
Tawny