SHOP THE BOOKSTORE
Purchase your books at the festival from Books-a-Million and 10% of the sale will benefit the Southwest Florida Reading Festival.
BOOK SIGNINGS
Author book signings are unforgettable for many reasons:
- You meet the brilliant person that created the plots and characters you enjoy or hate so much
- Most authors truly enjoy meeting their fans and you will feel it
- You can ask the author’s questions you have been wondering about
- It increases your anticipation for their next book
- While in line you can discuss the author’s books with other fans and maybe discover of new authors
Here’s a guide to meeting authors
Do:
- Buy their book
- Ask them to sign books
- Tell them how much their work means to you
- Have a short conversation with them
- Tell them what you find most interesting about their writing, plots, characters…
- Thank them for their time
- Ask for a quick photo and be ready
- Show them your fan art
- Be prepared with the correct spelling of the names your want included with the autograph
Don’t:
- Take up too much of their time
- Bring lots of books for autographing (limit to 3)
- Make critiques without an invitation
- Hug an author without permission
- Insist that they sign something they don’t want to
- Give them a draft of your book