http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/ If you are interested in engaging in polite Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:47:17 GMT Philip http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4948 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4948 Did I mention that a friend got me a Czech edition of ASTA'S BOOK while in Prague 2 weeks ago, and Fed-Ex-ed it to me in Colorado so RR could sign it? RR Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:26:58 GMT redspring84 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4947 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4947 I am crazy jealous! Barb By complete coincidence, I had breakfast with Sue Grafton yesterday at New England Crime Bake--but still... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:55:00 GMT Philip Swan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4946 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4946 I've uploaded two photos from Rendell's appearance last night at the Tattered Cover - they're the most recent additions to the "Covers" Album. Philip [Non-text Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:35:31 GMT Philip Swan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4945 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4945 It was a nice-sized crowd - definitely serious RR fans/admirers - the actual signing was well-organized (the coordinator called us up by rows) and took about Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:51:09 GMT mike brent http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4944 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4944 Was there a big crowd? Did you wait in line a long time to get books signed? When is the next Barbara Vine? Thanks ! ... From: Philip Swan To: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:12:53 GMT Philip Swan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4943 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4943 It was a terrific evening and I'm far from over it! Philip [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:39:03 GMT Philip http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4942 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4942 I'm packing to leave for Denver in just a few hours! I'll be picked up at the airport by a dear friend of many years whom I haven't seen for about a dozen, Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:07:20 GMT Philip http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4941 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4941 I have no doubt that RR knows that a certain amount of books she signs will end up on the retail market - just think, she originally earned seventy-five pounds Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:00:01 GMT Philip http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4940 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4940 Publicists can certainly be a pain in the ass (though so can some authors!) - I attended an Anne Rice signing some years ago where she was accompanied by two Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:41:53 GMT john king http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4939 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4939 RR sounds very gracious to sign so many books and it seems she really appreciates her fans.  My only experience with a signing was with a very famous Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:59:49 GMT Philip http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4938 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4938 Well, learning that the gentleman next to you had 50 to 60 books for her to sign makes me feel less guilty about the 30-plus volumes I've already sent on ahead Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:15:48 GMT Samik Sengupta http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4937 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4937 I was in the Rendell appearance last night, in New Kanaan Library in Connecticut. We were a little late (a two-and-a-half-hour drive became longer in Friday Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:57:50 GMT Philip http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4936 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4936 They're almost certainly Book Club Editions, especially if their size is 8-1/2" X 5-3/4" - I think they've finally stopped printing "Book Club Edition" in the Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:51:58 GMT Philip http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4935 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4935 If you're a collector/fan, hardcover 1st Editions should take precedence - if you're just a fan, signed paperbacks are nice to have, perhaps as your personal Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:25:21 GMT johnk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4934 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruthrendell/message/4934 I have some Crown editions of RR. If there is no price on the dust jacket and no edition number after the title page doesn't that mean it's from a book club?