Sweet & Vicious
5 Spring St. betweem Elizabeth St. & Bowery
Wednesday, February 24, free, 6:00
www.sweetandviciousnyc.com
www.randomhouse.com
www.skyhorsepublishing.com
Rescheduled because of the February 10 snowstorm, the dual children’s book launch of Crystal Velasquez’s YOUR LIFE, BUT BETTER! (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, $7.99) and Elizabeth Paulson’s 98 WAYS TO FIND A GREAT GUY (Skyhorse, $12.95) is now taking place February 24 at the hip SoHo club Sweet & Vicious. As Velasquez notes in her introduction, her book is “the only interactive series that lets your true personality lead the way,” making the reader the main character and including a quiz at the end of each chapter as well as, of course, a visit to the mall. Velasquez’s book is the first of two; the sequel, YOUR LIFE, BUT COOLER!, is coming in May. Meanwhile, Paulson states in her author bio that she “hopes she’ll find a boyfriend as a result of writing” her book, an illustrated examination of the dating scene. Both publishing professionals based in New York City, Velasquez and Paulson should know how to throw one heckuva party, judging by their surprising choice of location.