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This is a topic from the Playful Penguin Place forum on inthe00s.
Subject: Author Stephen King 'mistaken for vandal'
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/07 at 2:52 am
From BBC News Online:
Author Stephen King was mistaken for a vandal when he started signing books during an unannounced visit to a shop in Australia, according to local media.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation said staff at the Alice Springs book store did not initially realise the writer was autographing his own novels.
Bookshop manager Bev Ellis said: "When you see someone writing in one of your books you get a bit toey .
"We immediately ran to the books and lo and behold, there was the signature."
Ms Ellis later approached the author at a nearby supermarket and said he was "very nice, charming".
"Well, if we knew you were coming we would have baked you a cake," she told the writer.
Read more here.
Subject: Re: Author Stephen King 'mistaken for vandal'
Written By: 80sTrivMeister on 08/19/07 at 6:19 am
That's pretty funny... I imagine the staff were quite surprised to have Mr. King pop in unexpectedly at a book store in the middle of the Outback!!! ;D
Subject: Re: Author Stephen King 'mistaken for vandal'
Written By: Marian on 08/19/07 at 3:26 pm
From BBC News Online:
Author Stephen King was mistaken for a vandal when he started signing books during an unannounced visit to a shop in Australia, according to local media.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation said staff at the Alice Springs book store did not initially realise the writer was autographing his own novels.
Bookshop manager Bev Ellis said: "When you see someone writing in one of your books you get a bit toey .
"We immediately ran to the books and lo and behold, there was the signature." Funny. ;D
Ms Ellis later approached the author at a nearby supermarket and said he was "very nice, charming".
"Well, if we knew you were coming we would have baked you a cake," she told the writer.
Read more here.