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Permalink Reply by Geoffrey Stafford on November 23, 2020 at 9:01pm

holly black i is doing signed this year but her book in not pictured cuz i saw on twitter she is 

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Permalink Reply by PFCollector on November 23, 2020 at 9:13pm

I was in my Barnes and Noble today and asked the lady about the signed books, she said she wasn't allowed to say which ones they got yet, but she did say not every store got a copy of every book on the list. She said she was pretty sure they were able to say which ones they were getting on Wednesday.

She said she knows which ones they got in already and they didn't get some of them that were on the list, so if anyone is planning to go stand in line call them the night before to check if they have the book you're going for. I'm guessing only bigger stores probably got some of the more rare books like Portman's book. Maybe if you can find an employee who doesn't care about the rules as much they might spill the beans early. 

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Permalink Reply by M. on November 23, 2020 at 9:49pm

For those who plan to call: please be polite/friendly... this should really go without saying, but based on the level of aggressiveness I saw aimed at an indie bookstore recently over signed books, apparently some people need a reminder. I imagine there will be a lot of people hunting for just a few of these titles.

In years past, they've touted 100+ authors, and an average of 4,000-5,000 per author. I've been wrong so many times this year already about Portman signing, so I'm probably wrong again, but I still expect the number of signed Fables books to be well under that.

I'd have to travel to another city over to go to a B&N, so I won't be buying any of these, but I'm curious to see if they use special signed pages specifically for this. The Portmans (like the Carreys and the McConaugheys) were just blank tip-ins, but if they're going all out on this thing with 4,000+ copies, I wonder if they're going to print a special publisher tip-in (like the Seinfelds, Underwoods, etc.). Oddly, the last couple of years have included at least several titles where the author has to sit and sign stacks and stacks of books rather than tip-ins. Even pre-pandemic tip-ins seemed much easier, but especially now, I'd guess the vast majority will be presigned and then bound into the books... This presumably means authors are more willing to accommodate a larger volume because of the convenience?

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Permalink Reply by PFCollector on November 23, 2020 at 10:14pm

What happened with the indie bookstore? I didn't hear about that. 

And I agree hopefully people aren't going insane and fighting over some signed books. Besides you get further being polite than being rude anyway. The lady I talked to was really nice. I'm sure if I was a little more persistent she might have told me more after we had a nice convo about signed books. She seemed like she was going to drop some hints but I didn't want to hassle her or get her in trouble so I didn't ask... I'm just going to check back in a couple days. I'm sure if I was rude she wouldn't have told me anything.

I'm curious which ones they didn't get. She said previous years they've gotten copies of every signed book on the list, but this year not every store would get every book. If I find out anything I'll post it here. 

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Permalink Reply by Rich on November 25, 2020 at 7:54am

Per their press release, this appears to be the full list:

Signed Editions 2020

Signed Editions – Fiction & Poetry

• The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie
• Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
• Daylight by David Baldacci
• The Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo
• How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black
• The Sentinel (Jack Reacher Series #25) by Lee Child
• Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare
• Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
• The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly
• All This Time (Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition) by Mikki Daughtry & Rachael Lippincott
• Fortune and Glory by Janet Evanovich
• The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home by Joseph Fink
• The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg
• The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett
• The Searcher by Tana French
• Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen
• Troubles in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand
• The Outsiders 50^th Anniversary Edition by S.E. Hinton
• Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
• How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons) by Barbara Kingsolver
• Skyhunter by Marie Lu
• Wicked (25th Anniversary Edition) by Gregory Maguire
• A Wild Winter Swan by Gregory Maguire
• Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer
• Monogamy by Sue Miller
• The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk
• Eragon by Christopher Paolini
• To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
• The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
• Twin by Natasha Preston
• Unrestricted Access by James Rollins
• Rhythm of War (Stormlight Archive Series #4) by Brandon Sanderson
• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
• Everlost by Neal Shusterman
• The Cold Millions by Jess Walter
• One By One by Ruth Ware
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Signed Editions – Nonfiction

• Incomparable by Brie Bella
• Wise as Fu*k: Simple Truths to Guide You Through the Sh*tstorms of Life by Gary John Bishop
• I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom
• Finding Your Harmony: Dream Big, Have Faith, and Achieve More Than You Can Imagine by Ally Brooke
• The Rural Diaries: Love, Livestock, and Big Life Lessons Down on Mischief Farm by Hilarie Burton Morgan
• Trust: America's Best Chance by Pete Buttigieg
• Good Mourning: Moving Through Everyday Losses with Wisdom from the Other Side by Theresa Caputo
• True Comfort: More Than 100 Cozy Recipes Free of Gluten and Refined Sugar: A Gluten Free Cookbook by Kristin Cavallari
• Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide by John Cleese
• The Full Plate: Flavor-Filled, Easy Recipes for Families with No Time and a Lot to Doby Ayesha Curry
• The Happy in a Hurry Cookbook by Steve Doocy
• Untamed by Glennon Doyle
• Frontier Follies: Adventures in Marriage and Motherhood in the Middle of Nowhere by Ree Drummond
• Modern Comfort Food: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten
• Live Free Or Die: America (and the World) on the Brink by Sean Hannity
• I Am These Truths by Sunny Hostin
• This Will Make It Taste Good: A New Path to Simple Cooking, by Vivian Howard
• Young Bucks: Killing the Business from Backyards to the Big Leagues by Matt Jackson
• Just Feed Me: Simply Delicious Recipes from My Heart to Your Plate by Jessie James Decker
• This Just Speaks to Me: Words to Live by Every Day by Hoda Kotb
• If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future by Jill Lepore
• Matty Matheson: Home Style Cookery by Matty Matheson
• Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
• Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World by H.R. McMaster
• His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham
• Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games by Sid Meier
• The Girl with the Self-Esteem Issues by Rosie Mercado
• One Life by Megan Rapinoe
• Saving Freedom: Truman, the Cold War, and the Fight for Western Civilization by Joe Scarborough
• The Best of Me by David Sedaris
• Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld
• Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day by Jay Shetty
• Humans by Brandon Stanton
• How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back by Jeff Tweedy
• The Captain by David Wright
• Ten Lesson for a Post-Pandemic World, by Fareed Zakaria

Signed Editions – Kids & Young Readers

• The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
• The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
• The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell
• The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier
• Cozy by Jan Brett
• Wild Symphony by Dan Brown
• Roxy, The Last Unisaurus Rex by Eva Chen
• She Persisted in Sports by Chelsea Clinton
• A Tale of Witchcraft…by Chris Colfer
• New Kid by Jerry Craft
• Pete the Cat: Crayons Rock! by James Dean
• 5 More Sleeps Till Christmas by Jimmy Fallon
• Spy School Revolution (Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition) by Stuart Gibbs
• Hello Little Dreamer by Kathie Lee Gifford
• InvestiGators by John Patrick Green
• The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman
• We Will Rock Our Classmates by Ryan Higgins
• Gravity Falls: Journal 3 by Alex Hirsch
• Bunnicula by James Howe
• The Bookwanderers (Pages & Co. Series #1) by Anna James
• The Couch Potato by Jory John
• Unlocked (B&N Exclusive Edition) (Keeper of the Lost Cities Series #8.5) by Shannon Messenger
• Wonder by R.J. Palacio
• PopularMMOs Presents: Zombies' Day Off by PopularMMOs
• Natalie Portman's Fables by Natalie Portman
• The Trials of Apollo, Book Five: The Tower of Nero (Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition) by Rick Riordan
• Little Fox and the Wild Imagination by Jorma Taccone
• Unlimited Squirrels: I Want to Sleep Under the Stars! by Mo Willems

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Permalink Reply by juan chavez on November 25, 2020 at 8:33am

Nice, anything you think worth getting?

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Permalink Reply by Rich on November 25, 2020 at 8:58am

Portman would be at the top of the list. Otherwise, it's mostly a shrug. I don't read much modern literature, so while I recognize names, I don't really know what's worth picking up there - although it seems like Ernest Cline (Ready Player Two) is a safe bet. Seinfeld and Cleese are probably worth picking up, and maybe Buttigieg depending on how you see his political future.

On the topic of music - the only one I'm really seeing on the list, unless I'm missing something, is Alley Brooke (Fifth Harmony).

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Permalink Reply by M. on November 25, 2020 at 1:08pm

Re: Musicians -

Jessie James Decker is Country

Jorma Taccone is from Lonely Island (so tangentially music)

Kristen Bell sings for movies (Frozen)

Bummer no Halsey and no Fox, and kind of surprised no Frampton based on how long that was available.

Re: Juan -

I think the most in-demand ones (due to general popularity, not literary greatness) will be:

Portman, Seinfeld, McConaughey, Fallon, Cline, Buttigeig, Rapinoe, Bell, Taccone?

But, a lot of the names on the list aren't exclusive to B&N or were available from B&N in the past including:

Cline - BN, Waterstones, lots of events (still available)

Portman - events, publishers promotion (print), indies

Seinfeld - BAM, WM, indies

McConaughey - virtually everywhere

Taccone - publisher promotion (print), events, indie bookstore in Berkeley

Rapinoe - BN, indies

Fallon - events, indie (Once Upon a Time Books)

Doyle - indies have an exclusive edition

Bell - events

Brett - indies

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Permalink Reply by PFCollector on November 27, 2020 at 12:51pm

Anybody pick up any signed B&N books today? I got quite a few, all the ones I wanted were in stock. 

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Permalink Reply by mslik58 on November 27, 2020 at 1:59pm

Yep, I stopped at three local B&Ns! I was hoping for Natalie Portman, but no luck. However, I did get: Jimmy Fallon, Jerry Seinfeld, Matthew McConaughey, and Pete Buttigieg :) 

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Permalink Reply by PFCollector on November 27, 2020 at 2:17pm

I was there right when they opened and only 1 other person was waiting, so I was able to get Portman... I also got Seinfeld, McConaughey, Jeff Tweedy. I forgot about the Fallon till after I left I wouldn't have minded getting that... and I considered the Kristin Bell but decided not to get it since I had already spent quite a bit. Pretty good day for autographs though. 

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Permalink Reply by Geoffrey Stafford on November 27, 2020 at 2:04pm

i was hoping for signed lili reinhart but i guess not 

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