

Be Influenced
Tall, about 6 foot 3 inches, he towered over display tables where he flipped books over casually to check out back covers and author bios. Handsome with dark, curly hair that looped over his large ears, the young man asked, “Are you the publisher or one of the editors?” “Neither,” said the middle-aged woman who was smartly dressed in an oversized white shirt with high collar. “I’m a sales representative. Which titles are you interested in?” “None of them,” he said, gently pus