Absolutely cannot wait to meet you at YALL fest. I bought both of your books from my local independent bookstore! (Can you tell I just read your tumblr post?) Anyway, I know it's not the bookstore that's hosting you in Charleston, but I wanted to read the

Woohoo! Yay for local indies and yay for YALLfest!

I think lots people will be bringing books from home and you should be totally fine. Etiquette score: Excellent.

In general, authors and bookstores understand that you won’t always be buying the book at an event, especially if it isn’t an event organized around the release of a new book.

(Of course, the hope is that maybe you’ll see a new author on a panel, or a pretty cover on a shelf, or maybe you’ll just decide you need an extra copy of a book you already own for your dear friend Harold, and then BAM! WHAT DARK MAGIC IS THIS?? YOU HAVE BOUGHT ANOTHER BOOK!)

Looking forward to meeting you! And make sure to tell me your blog name when we meet so I know it’s you :)