R Bar was packed from wall to plush, padded wall with mb patrons looking to escape the cold and grab a signed copy of mb instructor Sue Shapiro's book, Secrets of a Fix-Up Fanatic. True to her book's catchy title, Sue played matchmaker to a handful of hopefuls just in time for Valentine's Day. If they're at a mediabistro.com party, you know they're a keeper!

At R Bar, February 13, 2007

Photos by Joseph Silva

mediabistro.com hostess and author of Secrets of a Fix-Up Fanatic, Sue Shapiro

Marin Resnick, Renee Watson, Sue Shapiro and Victoria Moy

Book seller Eric Fitzgerald

Natasha Glasser and Jack Haley

HarperCollins Publishers editorial assistant Laura Marchesani, Insomnia Cookies public relations assistant Rachel Basse, and HarperCollins Publishers sales assistant Emily White

Rob Bates and Stacey Kramer

Bantam Dell senior editor Danielle Perez and Todd Jackson

Pamela Ryckman and Matthew Brozik

Women's World Magazine features editor Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh, Stop Stressing Out writer/blogger Zohar Adner, and ObliqSound marketing manager Stephanie Jo Klein

CBS Television sports assistant editor/freelance writer Eva Fattahi, Parsons Corp. community liason Joseph Mendez, and Geniene Krumper

Dom Mecca and Sarah E. Needleman

Loren Bonner and Tuan Nguyen

Candace Johnson and Sapient art director Omar Fajardo

Alexi Remnek, Daniel Garcia and Jay Walsh

Merrill Lynch specialist John Friedman and Doubleday Entertainment/Mystery Guild copywriter Laurie Davie

Scholastic editorial assistant Gregory Rutty, Lucas Klauss, and Scholastic associate editor Rotem Moscovich

Susan Shapiro shares her words of wisdom

Anojja Shah, Wendy Toth, Jeff Nishball and Jaime Jordan

IcedMedia general manager Robbie Sokolowsky and freelance writer Eleanor Goldberg

The crowd

The scene

Sue Shapiro's table of books