True You signed by Janet Jackson

The five-time Grammy Award-winning international superstar and member of one of the world’s most famous celebrity families Janet Jackson has recently been thrilling fans at meet and greet book signing sessions for the launch of her autobiography, a guide to personal growth and self-esteem – True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself.

Fans queued around the block for the chance of seeing their idol at Barnes & Noble on Fifth Avenue in New York last Saturday. Watch one lucky admirer’s encounter in the video below:

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Cookery books signed by Julia Child selling like hotcakes!

Whilst Julia Child (1912-2006) may have turned American cuisine on its head through what was, in the 1960s, the revolutionary idea of introducing the ideals of the French cooking school to middle America, she was until very recently, far less of a household name in the UK and Europe. Her award-winning cookbooks couple with numerous …

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Antarctica signed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Mikhail Gorbachev in Charity Auction

Hollywood actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio continues to support environmental causes by contributing items to a charity auction with all proceeds going to Global Green USA.

The book Antarctica: The Global Warning by Sebastian Copeland, has been signed by both Mikhail Gorbachev (who wrote the forward), and Leonardo DiCaprio (who contributed the book’s introduction).

This amazing hardcover coffee table book is filled with pictures showing the vast changes in climate as noted by researchers for over the past 50 years.

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Signed special edition Spider-man starring Obama!

Writer Zeb Wells and artist Todd Nuack signed copies of the special edition of the Marvel comic Spider-Man (which sees the superhero teaming up with Obama) at a free book-signing at The Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach yesterday.

Signed by David Grossman

David Grossman was in Italy recently promoting the Italian edition of Ishà borachat mibsorà  which has recently been published by Mondadori  under the title A un cerbiatto somiglia il mio amore  (its English title is A Woman Flees the News) .

Whilst in Rome, Nicola Zingaretti president of the Province of Rome, also presented the author with the Provincia Capitale, a prize awarded annually by the province to three outstanding personalities.

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Is book signing just plain weird?

If you’re a passionate collector of books signed by the author you may be interested in this piece in the Independent, UK which takes a sympathetic look at the “book signing chore” that modern publishing demands of popular authors. Excessive success, however, can also be a burden. There’s a shocking story about Stephen King signing …

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Salman Rushdie joins booksigning record breakers!

What is it with these male authors? After Ken Follett and Malcolm Gluck, now Salman Rushdie weighs into the fray with a new book signing record claim! Paper Cuts: Rushdie: ‘His Record Is Toast’By Dwight GarnerPublished: July 18, 2008Who knew Salman Rushdie was a book-signing machine? The Guardian reports: Novelist Salman Rushdie yesterday claimed to …

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Ken Follett signs 2,050 books in three and a half hours!

According to Spanish news reports British thriller-writer Ken Follett has just beaten his own record of 1,600 books signed in one session with a new staggering record of 2,050 works signed in just three and a half hours at Madrid’s book fair. His latest novel Un mundo sin fin (World Without End) has sold 1.5 …

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‘All Things Considered’ signed by Paul Roche

This signed first edition hardback of All Things Considered by the poet Paul Roche was published by Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. in 1966. The dust jacket features a portrait of Roche by Bloomsbury artist Duncan Grant – a full account of their relationship and Roche’s life and work as a poet, classical scholar, novelist …

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