Autographs — Catherine Rhodes

Given my interests in linguistics, higher education, and Mayan culture, I would have to read this book. I would usually wait for it to be available at a library, but the very same announcement that brought the book to my attention offered more:

In January, Mérida English Library announced a book signing event for this book. But we would be arriving in Mérida five days later. I asked if they could hold a signed copy for me to pick up; they said yes, but then it wasn't until mid-February that they wrote to say they had a signed copy for me. We were back in L.A. by then.

I told them we would probably be back in Mérida in May or June and if they could hold a copy for me that long, I would buy it then. In mid-June we were in Mérida again, and I asked if there was a signed book I could buy. They said yes, but then said, actually, the two copies they had were not signed. They asked the author if she could stop by and sign them. She did, and, a few days later, I bought a signed copy.

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