tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post15069479125300423..comments2024-03-28T13:54:54.596-05:00Comments on RA for All: Monday Discussion: Do You Need to Read a Book By An Author Before You Go See Her?Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085260877904727608noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-2956291616330010442012-06-18T14:27:39.591-05:002012-06-18T14:27:39.591-05:00MIKE REF BPL
I think if you love reading you
...MIKE REF BPL<br /><br /> I think if you love reading you<br /> can enjoy hearing an author <br /> talk even if you have not read<br /> his or her book. A few years<br /> ago I attended a book con-<br /> vention at which author Sara<br /> Paretsky spoke. I have not <br /> read her work, but found her<br /> presentation on censorship<br /> well worth hearing.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-65273664289563337022012-06-12T09:44:52.614-05:002012-06-12T09:44:52.614-05:00No, most emphatically no. Many authors "tour...No, most emphatically no. Many authors "tour" when there's a new book in order to promote the book, often well before the reading public has had a chance to find it. Hearing the author before reading the book is often the publicists' point! Like Becky I have heard authors speak before I've read any of their books and often that has been the very thing that has inspired me to read them. Regardless, the published author is most likely an intelligent and eloquent individual who can start an attendee on a new line of thinking or establish a connection to a new genre or entertainment form. It's just plan fun!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608405553721025518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-75833660277702662782012-06-11T17:25:56.724-05:002012-06-11T17:25:56.724-05:00Believe it or not, I feel the answer is no. If it ...Believe it or not, I feel the answer is no. If it is an author you may not like or have not has time to read, you may still like to see them in person to hear what they have to say. Many authors are interesting as people. Also, if you have a friend or relative who is a fan of the author you may want to get an autographed copy of one of their books as a gift. I recall seeing a singer in public of a certain band of which I was not a fan. I knew that my brother, however, was a HUGE fan of them so I got an autograph for him and gave it as a birthday gift. He liked it so much that it hangs, framed, on his wall. The same scenario can work with popular authors.John BPL RAnoreply@blogger.com