Both Uncle Hugo’s and Dreamhaven have signed copies of most of my books, which you can order (or stop in to buy, if you’re local). But maybe you want a personalized signed book? (A regular signed copy, I sign the title page but don’t write anything else. A personalized signed book, you tell me who it should be dedicated to — i.e., your name or the person you’re giving it to — and I write something like, “To Frida, with best wishes” and then sign it.) I am planning a trip to Uncle Hugo’s on December 11th to sign, and if you would like a personalized book, here’s how to get one:

1. Order the book (or books) from Uncle Hugo’s.
2. On their checkout page, in the order comments box, say that you want a personalized signed copy and say who you’d like it signed to (and any other information you want me to have, like if we know each other on the Internet or we went to grade school together or if you have some request.)

And that’s it! I will sign it when I come in on the 11th, and Uncle Hugo’s will then ship to you. I’m signing on the 11th because the USPS suggests 10 days if you’re having something sent by Media Mail, and this provides a little bit of padding (including if the weather on the 11th is so ghastly I don’t want to go out in it.) (And Media Mail is an amazing bargain if you want books shipped from some other city.)

(Yes, I’m going to do my “gift ideas for the worst people in your life” blog post, it’s about 3/4 done.)