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ANNOUNCEMENT:
National Darkroast Day Trading Cards
July 2008 - A series of National Darkroast Day
promotional trading cards are now in development.
The series will include five cards illustrated
by the DC Conspiracy, a Washington DC-based illustration
group. The cards will be viewable through the
NDD website and offered at promotional book events.
Two of the illustrations are complete.
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| January
2008 |
| January
19 - National Darkroast Day was displayed
at the third annual DC Counter Culture Festival
on January 19, 2008. The event included approximately
40 Washington DC-area artists of comics, fashion,
books, visual art, and jewelry, as well as musical
performances by local rock n' roll, hip hop, and
punk music bands. More than 400 people attended
the event, with coverage by the Washington
Post, DC Express, and numerous blogs
and message boards.
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Photos from the Event >
View
Videos from the Event >
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the CCF Promotional Video |
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| December
2007 |
| December
19 - A humor column with a sidebar about National
Darkroast Day was published in Current
magazine,
a medical publication based in Seattle, Washington.
View
the Column in Current Magazine >
 December
4 - National Darkroast Day displayed at the
National Center for Higher Education (NCHE) Holiday
Arts and Crafts Show in Washington DC on December 4,
2007. Approximately 24 vendors and 200 attendees participated
in the event.
View
the Flyer from the Event >
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| November
2007 |
| November
30 - The December/January newsletter of Page and Palette,
a premier independent bookstore in Fairhope, AL, featured
August Adams and National Darkroast Day in "What
I'm Reading." View
the Dec/Jan P&P Newsletter Issue > |
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| October
2007
| October
20 - Page and Palette Book Signing: August Adams
signed copies of National Darkroast Day
at Page and Palette, a premier independent bookstore
in Fairhope, AL on October 20, 2007. The event
was publicized through P&P's print and online
newsletter, which has a circulation of 20,000
readers in the Alabama Gulf Coast area.
View Photos from the Event >
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| October
19 - The Coffee Loft, a popular coffee shop in
Fairhope, AL, begins selling National Darkroast
Day. A book signing is expected for a future
date to be announced.
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 October
10 - Emory University's DC alumni chapter held a book
club discussion group with the author of National
Darkroast Day at the Busboys
and Poets coffeehouse in Washington, DC on October
10, 2007 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
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Photos from the Event >
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June
2007
 June
2 - National Darkroast Day displayed at Glover
Park Day festival in Washington DC on June 2, 2007. More
than 80 vendors and 1,500 attendees participated in the
event.
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| April
2007
| April
26 - World Intellectual Property Day Celebration:
August Adams signed and distributed copies of
National Darkroast Day and discussed
his book at the Association of American Publishers
(AAP) showcase booth during the World Intellectual
Property Day Celebration on April 26, 2007 in
Washington DC. The event was attended by more
than 200 people and featured showcases from the
movie, music, and video game industries, as well
as U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez
as the special guest speaker.
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Photos and Video from the Event >
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April
18 - National Darkroast Day reaches #53 on
Amazon's Hot New Releases in Action/Adventure Books.
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March
2007
March 26 - Amazon sales rank for National
Darkroast Day reaches #12,000.
March 21 - National Darkroast Day released and
announced. |
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| NDD
Book Release Party: The NDD book release party
was held at the Mansion on O Street in Washington DC.
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Photos from the Book Release Party > |
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