Chuck makes some excellent points here. Most importantly, though, "f) renews the old oaths so that the God of Bookstores is not angry". Do book signings. Go to them. Spread the word of signings. We do NOT want that God pissed off... Things get super messy when he gets grumpy.
I had some rambly, sprawly thoughts on the subject of book signings / book events. I offer those thoughts here at this artisanally-crafted locally-sourced gluten-free WEBLOG LINK.
Author events at bookstores — what are they? How do they work? Where are my pants? Who the hell let us talk to people in public?? Especially without pants??? What I’m trying to say is, …
I read "singing" throughout the skeet and I had this vision of karaoke in a bookstore.
(Ok, that might not actually be the most important point in the post... But even still. It's high up there. Take a read.)