Oh... by the way...
Met John Grisham today. Shook his hand. Talked about the biz; how my store was doing, how his book is doing.
for the record:
He asked, “Hi, are you the manager?”
and of course I replied, “Yes, I’m one of the managers; but I’m with another customer at the moment, I’ll be back with you in just a minute.”
We’re busy. This is how it goes. Most thankfully, John wasn’t in a hurry and was able to properly introduce himself after said minute.
Here’s the point of the post, past my bragging about meeting John Grisham:
He was in town to speak at a fundraiser to support both a local school and The Innocence Project — Grisham got involved with the Innocence Project as part of the research for his non-fiction book, “The Innocent Man”
It was just a drive-by; John signed the stock we had on-hand of his new hardcover The Associate and then spoke politely and patiently with the booksellers who were actually there (I stopped short of announcing it on the PA, but I did call back to receiving, and the managers’ office, and the break room) and I have to say, I like the guy.
The same can’t be said of all authors. [Stuart Woods, we’re looking at you…]
