RM Enterprises choose Trends Lounge for the launch of the Chinese edition of the Peanuts 60th Anniversary book. It is a very arty, spacious bookstore with a lounge, food, and a private dining room. This is the first foreign language edition of the 60th Anniversary book that was published in the U.S. in October 2009. Liz Brinkley (from United Media) and I thanked the group of press, fans, and customers who were there. A young woman who was part of the editorial department of the publishing company said how proud they were to launch this edition in China.

I signed many, many books—in fact, the store sold out its entire stock on the first day! After the signing, I was interviewed by three newspaper and two magazine reporters. This doesn’t sound like a very full day, but when one adds in the enormous amount of time it takes to get anywhere in Beijing, it WAS a full day. However, we capped it off with a visit to the Silk Road, a multi-story bazaar and bargaining palace, before having a light dinner with Connie and Ray and calling it a day.

—Jean Schulz