In my last post, I mentioned that I found a copy of Generation A by Douglas Coupland that looked like it had been signed. By whom, I wasn’t sure — it seemed authentic, but it could have been someone just fooling around.
Here’s an update: I Googled “Douglas Coupland signature” and found that it probably is authentic.
First, I found out that Roots actually had a Douglas Coupland signature (literally!) collection last year. Here’s one of the ladies’ tees, top left.
Of course, I wanted to find an actual signature in an actual book (which is what I had in mind in the first place…) and did find it. Close — you don’t have to be a handwriting expert to see that these are probably signed by the same person. My copy’s at the bottom.
Guess I have myself a signed first edition from Douglas Coupland! Yay for me!
~Graham
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Nice one! I had an advance copy of Generation A a couple of years ago, as I wrote a review of the book for Quill & Quire. No Coupland signature, but still a fun read.
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Very cool — haven’t had a chance to start reading it yet, but it’s in the rotation!
~Graham
Yes, indeed that appears to be an authentic “Doug”. Congratulations on your find! Doug is an amazing and extremely interesting fellow. I’ve had dinner with him and I do hope you, too, get the chance to do so someday.
Thanks Lucy — that pretty much nails it then!
Glad I have an interesting dinner to look forward to — he certainly seems like an interesting guy. Hopefully by then I’ll have written a book that he enjoys so we’ll both have something to ask the other about…
Welcome to the blog!
~Graham