I swear, I'll shut up after this.
I just found this blog post Gaiman did yesterday sometime about his visit to Tuscaloosa. He says lovely things about us and Tuscaloosa and makes a very valid point in it, namely, do we not get big name authors simply because we assume we cannot? I would love to see more names of Gaiman's caliber coming and doing readings and signings here. Publishers don't send people here on signing tours because they assume there is no audience, but as the packed Bama showed, that's simply not true. So, what can we do?
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I think it's pretty interesting to see the southern U.S. from his perspective. I like the statement, "When I'd ask, I'd be told it was because people didn't really buy books there." As famous as the South is for its generalizations and prejudices, it's ironic how much people generalize the South in return. It's really fascinating to read his thoughts and comments about Tuscaloosa.
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