In advance of the official November 17th release of Margaret Malone's People Like You,we're
featuring a series of posts about this phenomenal debut, of which Liz Prato, author of Baby's on Fire, says: "Margaret Malone’s masterfully constructed stories simmer with a dry, dark humor that reveals the truth of the human soul. People Like You makes good on the promise of its title, with characters who are fully formed heads and hearts and bodies struggling with loneliness, love (or lack thereof), and who—and how—to be in the modern world."(By the way, People Like You is already in stock at Atelier26 HQ and can be ordered now. All orders ship within 24 hours!)
Today we direct your attention to author David Abrams' literary blog, The Quivering Pen, that fount of book evangelism, where Margaret Malone has contributed an original "My First Time" essay about the experience of selling her own book in person to eager readers.
A sneak peek:
She was already reaching for her wallet. It dawned on me I had no money in my wallet, no change for accepting cash, no way to take credit cards. What the hell was I thinking? The woman said she thought she had exact change, sixteen dollars.Read the rest HERE. Many thanks to David Abrams for asking Margaret Malone to contribute to "My First Time"!
Then another voice. “You’re selling your book? I want one, too.”
I was still wearing my coat.
This person also had exact change.
I’d just sold two books. Two books! My book! A book filled with stories that I had written. The feeling I had was the opposite of shame but that’s as far as I understood it, it was so unfamiliar.
I propped up my remaining three books and settled in at the back of the house. The reading was about to begin. ...
