walking into a bookstore, asking if they have copies of your book, and then revealing yourself to sign them is the writer's version of droit d'seigneur and every time i do it i feel extremely cool. anyway @mcnallyjackson on prince st has 7 signed copies of culture warlords now!
stopped at @strandbookstore for one more #worldbookday guerilla signing (bc i never got to do a Proper Book Tour and the sun was out), 8 copies ♥️ ... droit d'signature title page of "culture warlords" with author's sig
also, and separately, i hadnt browsed in a big bookstore since i published my book, and the feeling of going into one after was... different. suddenly you feel the immense weight of all those years of life that went into each book. the hopes, & desires of each. it's overwhelming.

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