So I sent Nick Hornby’s publicist a copy of my blog post a few days ago just as a head’s up on press. As seen here: http://thirtyfourflavours.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/oh-nick-hornby/
On Friday I get an email from a ‘Nick’, subject of the email ‘From Nick Hornby’.
The email was short and sweet and read:
Dear Melanie,
Thank you. I love you too.
Nick Hornby
Enough said. 
Mel
xo
Wow
Were you over the moon or what?!
To say I was shocked was an understatement. I stared at the email for a moment and then closed my email and walked away. A few hours later I opened the email again and felt teary. He has to be my favourite author. There are so many memories, relationships, love affairs and moments in time attached to his books and words. Knowing he read a post that details an experience attached to finding one of his books online was extremely exciting. Do you like his work too? Mel xo
I haven’t read any of his books but I loved, loved, loved An Education. He wrote the screenplay for that movie and I thought he tapped into something that we have such a hard time articulating: the wonderful and scary world of naiveté.
agreed.
loved ‘an education’. if you can pick up some of his books from the library. they are lovely. i see you are a toronto girl too. 
we gotta stick together.
I’m a Toronto girl that doesn’t wear Canada Goose OR Ugg boots. Now we really have to stick together
Will def check out his books.
Nice! lol
I’ve seen some work, but a high praise like that is something to be very proud about indeed
awww..cheers! it made me feel like a million bucks.
I love it when authors respond back, there is often a personal email listed on their sites and it is a great way to reach out to them.
Agreed! Especially one who’s work has carved out a place into moments in my life. The musical soundtrack in his work also inspired my music tastes to this day. Mel xo