2025-12-30 16:08 UTC
I was wondering that myself when I saw it
Seems like it's a thing some authors do, often for various reasons
https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-articles/authors-cross-name-signing-book
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@Jumbie@lemmy.zip 2025-12-30 17:11
Thanks for this! I particularly liked this author’s response: Nicholas Belardes "Sometimes I cross my name out and sign. I do it out of respect for myself, for the idea of accomplishment, for the idea that writers are real people, _that we can touch our manuscripts in ways that transcend the printed objects they've become._ Our works become even more personal this way, because our signatures are more physically attributed to us in the world than even fingerprints."