At nine forty-five arguably America's best, and most famous, photographer breezed into Book Soup. She extended her rough hand, introducing herself as Annie, before getting down to the business of signing 400 books. With a never faltering signature, Ms. Leibovitz, trooped through the 33 boxes of books we lined up for her. Standing in the room with Annie, one could forget that she has created some of the most famous and lasting photographs of our time, photos that I've plastered on the walls of various dwelling, beautiful images of people that have changed and molded the world we live in. Still, she stands unassuming, cranking through a never-degenerating signature on linen bound book after linen bound book, while casually discussing a love of San Francisco, fear of global warming, and a genuine curiosity about great new children's books to potentially take home to her kids.
As the signing came to a close, and details for tonight's event at the Skirball were finalized, a customer asked politely if he could get a book signed, which she was more than happy to do, before offering her worked hand again and bidding us adieu until this evening.
Happy Reading,
Julia
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