Book signing
By ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (64169)
United States
March 11, 2011 10:28pm CST
Back in January, I think I mentioned one of my favorite writers and went to his web site to give a link.
Well, I found a place on his site about book signings, and wondered how close he might come to Austin and scrolled thru it.
Imagine my surprise to discover he wasn't coming NEAR Austin, he was coming TO Austin!
I whipped out my phone and put the day in the phone to remind me.
So, for the last 2 days I've been getting reminders about his visit!
And TODAY was the BIG DAY!
So, while I almost NEVER go downtown, I drove downtown to the bookstore to see him!
Now, he's not for everyone, but I think he's GREAT!
If you can stand a little mental exercise, then look up Jasper Fforde's books. Probably best to start with the first one, tho, The Eyre Affair.
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@GardenGerty (169450)
• United States
12 Mar 11
I think I have heard of him. I am glad it was possible for you to go to the signing.
@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
12 Mar 11
Good answer BarBaraPrz!
I included a picture so you could see he is a he.
and its hard to say exactly what he writes, but I've seen him in Science Fiction, I've seen him in literature, and he was introduced by the Mystery section head at the book store...
@BarBaraPrz (51818)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
12 Mar 11
Genre? How about surrealism?
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@savak03 (6684)
• United States
12 Mar 11
I love sci fi so I will have to look up some of his books.
After I posted my comment I saw the picture soo, yes, I felt a little foolish. However I usually post to discussions from my email so I don't get to see the add ons until the page loads with my comment. Sometimes, I look at the discussion first before I post but mostly I answer the interesting ones straight away.
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@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
12 Mar 11
Personally I have never heard of him. What type of books does he write? This is exciting that you went and seen him and got his autograph. Quite some years back I went and met Debbie Macomber and got her Autograph, and picture taken with her, and for some time the picture was on her website even. She is actually now a local author as she lives not too far from me, as does Ann Rule and I know maybe one of these days I should consider making it to one of their book signings for sure.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
12 Mar 11
They are really hard to describe. He actually made a joke about it at the talk/signing. One young girl there says she describes it as "The Phantom Tollbooth" for adults.
Mind you, since I read "The Phantom Tollbooth" back when it first came out, as an adult, I don't really remember much about it now...
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@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
12 Mar 11
You've really got to love when lucky stuff like that happens. I love it when people I really want to see all of a sudden pop up somewhere where I am going to be. This has happened to me in my hometown, but it's also happened to me when I've planned trips to other towns. Though not an author, one of my best friends, whom I never get to see because of the distance, was going to be in Arizona, at the same time as I was going to be in Arizona, and we ran into each other at a coffee shop! LOL I love it when that happens.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
13 Mar 11
That's exciting! I haven't been to too many book signings myself. I went to one with Peter S. Beagle (author of the Last Unicorn) and I got a few books autographed by him. My autographed copy of the Last Unicorn is in a vault. lol Not really, but if I had one then I would put in it one. It's very precious to me. It's one of my all-time favorite books (I have THREE copies) and it's been signed by the author!
You're making me want to look and see if any of my favorite authors are coming to town so I can go to another book signing.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
14 Mar 11
Oh my, I liked that book too, I've had it FOR-EV-VER!
I have actually met most of the authors at science fiction conventions, but this isn't the first time I've gone down to BookPeople for a signing, tho I didn't put phone alerts in for the last one!
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
15 Mar 11
I believe the forever part. 
That sounds like fun! I should see if there's a fantasy fiction convention coming to my town (there probably is... I'm just not paying enough attention. lol). I'd really like to meet more authors and have more signed books.
What other sci-fi authors have you met/ gotten signed books from?
That sounds like fun! I should see if there's a fantasy fiction convention coming to my town (there probably is... I'm just not paying enough attention. lol). I'd really like to meet more authors and have more signed books.
What other sci-fi authors have you met/ gotten signed books from?1 person likes this
@BarBaraPrz (51818)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
12 Mar 11
I bought one of his books as a Christmas present for my cousin's hubby a couple years ago. Of course, I had to read it first, and I loved it. I almost didn't want to give it away after that. But I did, sigh. It was the one about Humpty Dumpty...
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@BarBaraPrz (51818)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
12 Mar 11
That's it... The Great Over Easy. How could I have forgotten the title when it was the title that first drew my attention?!
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@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
12 Mar 11
Have you loaned me anything he's written? I can't recall. What does he write? Fantasy? Science fiction? Romance? History? Humor? What?
Maggiepie
"Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted." ~ Jules Renard, author (1864-1910)
@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
12 Mar 11
You did--at least that one, & maybe another. They were full of word play, which you know I love! 
Maggiepie
"Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted." ~ Jules Renard, author (1864-1910)
Maggiepie
"Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted." ~ Jules Renard, author (1864-1910)1 person likes this
@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
12 Mar 11
Oh! Thursday Next! NOW I remember! I loved his books, & surreal is the perfect way to describe them! Very droll sense of humor, too.
Maggiepie
"Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted." ~ Jules Renard, author (1864-1910)
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@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
13 Mar 11
Glad you got to meet your favorite author.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
13 Mar 11
He was very nice! Didn't look at all 50, I will have to say, more like late 30's.
He's got one of those self-depreciating British personalities, able to laugh at himself. I don't know how or why the British do that better than another group.
I wish he could've answered my question tho, after all, the Czar is still the ruler of Russia and Wales is a socialist state, but what's going on in his Americas?
@Nadinest1 (2016)
• Canada
15 Mar 11
Good for you. It is so excited to finally meet a person who you love.
I hope you had a great experience meeting your favorite author.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
15 Mar 11
I won't say he's my FAVORITE author, but he's in the top 50, maybe even the top 25...
I would say that Ann McCaffrey or Mercedes Lackey are probably my favorite, with Orson Scott Card, Robert J. Sawyer (he's Canadian BTW), Janet Evanovich, Andre Norton, Tony Hillermann, A. Conan Doyle are ahead of him. I guess that could still put him in the top 10...
@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
12 Mar 11
I don't think I have heard of him. What kind of books does he write? I have never gone to a book signing. I can't even remember hearing that a famous author was going to be in Pgh.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
12 Mar 11
one person says he kind of writes surrealism
and its hard to say exactly what he writes, but I've seen him in Science Fiction, I've seen him in literature, and he was introduced by the Mystery section head at the book store...
I heard a young gal there that said it was kind of "The Phantom Tollbooth" for grown ups
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Mar 11
cool. its not often we get to meet our idols. i would love to meet stephen king but dont think it will ever happen now i'll go look your author friend up. 
