Alfred Smith - Alabama

YEAR BEGAN COLLECTING: 1972
SHELVING SYSTEM: SOMETIMES BY AUTHOR
NUMBER OF COPIES: 3500
NUMBER OF SIGNED COPIES: 500
FAVORITES: SIGNED COPIES FROM JOHN UPDIKE, KENT HARUF, KINKY FRIEDMAN, RON RASH, PAT CONROY AND WINSTON GROOM.
FAVORITE PART OF HAVING SIGNED BOOKS: IT ADDS A PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH THE AUTHOR, MUCH AS IT DOES WITH A PIECE OF ART.
COLLECTING COMMENTS: MT TASTES INCLUDE VIRTUALLY EVERY GENRE WITH A CONCENTRATION ON FICTION (FICTION'S ABOUT BEING A  HUMAN BEING). AS AN ADULT, I'VE READ MORE THAN 2,000 BOOKS.