For those of you who do not know who Brandon Sanderson is, here is his official web site. http://www.brandonsanderson.com/
He is the author who was chosen to complete The Wheel Of Time series after the original author (Robert Jordan) passed away before completing the series (14 books total). The series is an amazing story and well worth reading for fans of multitudes of genres.
The last book of the series was released in January, and Brandon Sanderson is touring the country to do book signings and do presentations.
Due to a nasty cold, I couldn't go to the bookstore where he was visiting in my area (Portland, OR). My wife went in my place. She got the latest book, got in line, listened to the presentation, and waited patiently (and hungrily if I heard right) for her turn. She got the book signed by Brandon Sanderson and also got it signed by the late Robert Jordan's wife Harriet.
Great story about that. Years ago when I lived near Memphis, TN, around the time the 9th book of the series came out, I learned that Robert Jordan would be in town. I went to a bookstore, got 2 copies of that book, got to where he was doing an interview and book signing. Sat down for the interview, 2 nice women (they smiled and seemed friendly - though we didn't talk) sat at the same table I sat at. After the interview I got in line to get my books signed. When I got to my turn I noticed that the woman who was sitting beside me was now sitting beside Robert Jordan. The woman was Harriet and Robert Jordan dedicated every single one of the books to her. To this day I am fully aware that I missed my chance to have a conversation with her.
Now I have her autograph in one of the books and maybe one day I'll get the rest of them autographed.
The other big news is that my wife gave a copy of my book (Jeremy's Kiss - signed by me) to Brandon Sanderson. It may end up never getting read, but I will certainly hope that either he or someone he knows reads it and enjoys it. If nothing else ever happens with that book, I do hope that someone reads it and enjoys it.
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