Red and me checking out Richard Russo’s new memoir (we bought it).

On Monday, November 26, Battenkill Books will hold an all day Virtual Cash Mob. A bunch of local writers – me, Jenna Woginrich, James Howard Kunstler, Megan Mayhew Bergman – have banded together to sign and personalize any of our books if they are purchased at Battenkill Books, our local bookstore. Jenna and I will be hanging around taking phone calls. You can order by phone, 518 677-2515, or at Battenkill’s easy-to-navigate website.

Connie Brooks takes Paypal and ships anywhere in the world.This is a neat way to support writers, bookstores and the whole idea of individuality, seeking to re-assert itself lately in the Corporate Nation.  If you don’t want to only shop online or in a mall or box store, this is a vote for independence. This is also part of the booming “Plaid Friday” movement, which asks us to shop local and leave some parts of our world free of the corporate maw.

If you’re around on Monday and so inclined, get some great books from a great independent bookstore. If you call in the late morning, you might get me too, which I hope is worth something.