Debut author Chelsea Banning was excited about her first book signing. When a crowd failed to materialize, she was “upset, honestly, and a little embarrassed.” Then the internet stepped in.
British author Malorie Blackman, offering comfort. “I once did a talk at a library and five people turned up, including a mum who planted her two infant school children in front of me and then strategically ‘withdrew’ to get some peace for a while.”
I have sat lonely at a signing table many times only to have someone approach…and ask me where the bathroom is.Banning told The Washington Post that her reaction to the global literary support was “pure shock,” adding, “I’m still trying to process everything.”, “Of Crowns and Legends,” the first of a trilogy, was published in August and is set in Camelot, following the fate of King Arthur’s children and the Knights of the Round Table amid a war.
“I am working on book 2 and am hoping for a December 2023 release date! MAYBE sooner,” she told her flurry of new online fans, with more magic and new characters promised in her follow-up. For now, another signing is in the works, she said, as people snapped up her book: “I am working out details!”
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A new writer tweeted about a low book signing turnout, and famous authors commiseratedAmong those who responded were some of Banning's favorite authors, including Neil Gaiman, Robin Hobb and Jodie Picoult. Other widely known novelists who responded included Min Jin Lee, Margaret Atwood, Stephen King and Cheryl Strayed.
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