Don't patronize the chain bookstores. Every time I see some author scheduled to read and sign his books at a chain bookstore, I feel like telling him he's stabbing the independent bookstores in the back.
You're over there in the corner either thinking about the dead dog or whatever, you're bringing up your personal life and you need the space, and then somebody throws you a joke. Especially if it's an emotional scene, you don't want the joke.
| Billy Campbell, Actor (1959) |
| Pierre Cardin, Designer (1922) |
| Amy Carlson, Actress (1968) |
| David Eddings, Author (1931) |
| Lion Feuchtwanger, Novelist (1884) |
| Jessica Hahn, Celebrity (1959) |
| Syd Barrett, Musician (2006) |
| Virginia Gildersleeve, Celebrity (1965) |
| Herman Kahn, Scientist (1983) |
| Veronica Lake, Actress (1973) |


