I recently when to an author signing (where I met the amazing Tamora Pierce) and it got me thinking about signed books. So I wrote a short signed book meme! Here it is
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There are signed books around the house. My sister-in-law worked in publishing and would send us signed books. The only ones that have meaning for me are a few by people I know and were addressed to me and signed. I suppose signed copies add value if future years. These days on book tours authors sign hundreds of them. There have been questions raised about whether pre-signed books are authentic signatures.
I'm not sure who I would want to have sign a book especially for me. I'm afraid some authors I admire were not the people I would actually want to know.
How many books do you have which are signed by an author or illustrator? (1) The Eyre Affair, (2) The Well of Lost Plots, and (3) Thursday Next: First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde; (4) The Privilege of Being a Woman by Alice von Hildebrand; (5) His Majesty's Dragon, (6) Throne of Jade, (7) Black Powder War, (8), Empire of Ivory, (9) Victory of Eagles, and (10) Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik; (11) A Girl Named Zippy, (12) She Got Up Off the Couch, (13) The Solace of Leaving Early, (14) Something Rising (Light and Swift), (15) The Used World, and (16) Iodine by Haven Kimmel.
Which was the first one you got? A Girl Named Zippy, when I was 16 I believe.
Which was the most recent? All the Naomi Novik books; she came to a local bookstore last year.
Have you ever bought a book already signed by an author? Yes, but not for myself -- I purchased a signed copy of Haven Kimmel's The Used World for my mom, but I later got my own copy of the same book signed by the author in person
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I actually don't have many books signed but I love the story that goes with the one I have, so I wanted to share. :)
How many books do you have which are signed by an author or illustrator? Only one - The Secret of the Tower Room by Diana Kupke.
Which was the first one you got? Same as above.
Which was the most recent? As above.
Have you ever bought a book already signed by an author? No. :(
Have you ever forged an author’s signature in a book? Not at all!
Which of your signed books has the best story? The only one - The Secret of the Tower Room. The author was a friend (is a friend) of my mother's, and when I was little we went over to her house to see her. I had no idea she was an author and at that time I wanted to be one too. She gave me this book that she'd written and signed the inside with a message for me. It was great!
If you could pick one book you own by a living author to get signed, which would you pick? One of the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling. That would be amazing.
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The only ones that have meaning for me are a few by people I know and were addressed to me and signed.
I suppose signed copies add value if future years. These days on book tours authors sign hundreds of them.
There have been questions raised about whether pre-signed books are authentic signatures.
I'm not sure who I would want to have sign a book especially for me. I'm afraid some authors I admire were not the people I would actually want to know.
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Preserve mine in layers of tissue -
your descendants will thank you. ;)
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(1) The Eyre Affair, (2) The Well of Lost Plots, and (3) Thursday Next: First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde; (4) The Privilege of Being a Woman by Alice von Hildebrand; (5) His Majesty's Dragon, (6) Throne of Jade, (7) Black Powder War, (8), Empire of Ivory, (9) Victory of Eagles, and (10) Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik; (11) A Girl Named Zippy, (12) She Got Up Off the Couch, (13) The Solace of Leaving Early, (14) Something Rising (Light and Swift), (15) The Used World, and (16) Iodine by Haven Kimmel.
Which was the first one you got?
A Girl Named Zippy, when I was 16 I believe.
Which was the most recent?
All the Naomi Novik books; she came to a local bookstore last year.
Have you ever bought a book already signed by an author?
Yes, but not for myself -- I purchased a signed copy of Haven Kimmel's The Used World for my mom, but I later got my own copy of the same book signed by the author in person ( ... )
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How many books do you have which are signed by an author or illustrator?
Only one - The Secret of the Tower Room by Diana Kupke.
Which was the first one you got?
Same as above.
Which was the most recent?
As above.
Have you ever bought a book already signed by an author?
No. :(
Have you ever forged an author’s signature in a book?
Not at all!
Which of your signed books has the best story?
The only one - The Secret of the Tower Room. The author was a friend (is a friend) of my mother's, and when I was little we went over to her house to see her. I had no idea she was an author and at that time I wanted to be one too. She gave me this book that she'd written and signed the inside with a message for me. It was great!
If you could pick one book you own by a living author to get signed, which would you pick?
One of the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling. That would be amazing.
If you could pick one book you own by a ( ... )
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