Emma Ruby-Sachs welcomed a crowd at Böehmer in Toronto on May 12 for the launch of her first novel, The Water Man’s Daughter (McClelland & Stewart). Here are some snapshots from the event. (Photos by Bruce Peters/Courtesy of M&S)

Emma Ruby-Sachs takes the mic.

McClelland & Stewart president and publisher Doug Pepper, M&S senior vice-president and publisher of fiction Ellen Seligman, and the host of CBC Radio’s Q, Jian Ghomeshi.

Ruby-Sachs with CBC Radio’s Eleanor Wachtel (centre), and author Katherine Ashenburg.