Stephen King a vandal?
According to a news report from Yahoo! famed author Stephen King was mistaken for a book vandal in Alice Springs Australia when he went into a local bookstore and started signing a few of his own books:
A customer at the store in remote Alice Springs raised the alarm after noticing a man walk in off the street and begin writing in several books, manager Bev Ellis told national radio.
The article continues:
"As the owner of a bookshop, when you see someone writing in one of your books you get a bit toey (touchy)," Ellis said.
"So we immediately ran to the books and lo-and-behold here was the signature in several books. We sort of spun around on our heels, (saying) ‘where did he go, where did he go’?"
Luckily for the bookstore manager, she managed to track King down at the local supermarket in the fruit and vegetable section.
In the end King signed a total of six of his books. One was bought immediately by the customer who initially thought he was a vandal. The remaining five will be auctioned off, with proceeds going to charity.
But what I really want to know, is what kind of fruits and vegetables did King buy (Ellis mentions tomatoes, but what else)? And how can that be interpreted in his writing? Inquiring minds want to know!
Read the entire Yahoo! article about Stephen King’s down under hijinks here:
Horror author Stephen King mistaken for vandal is Aussie outback
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