If You Want To See Sarah Palin, Read This First

Later this month, Sarah Palin will begin signing books at Barnes & Noble stores across America.

Because of the expected crowds, security and crowd control are of paramount importance. So, if you want to go to see Sarah and get a book signed, you should know in advance that there are strict rules.

The best advice is to call the store a few days before you go to find out what procedures they will have in place.


This article in the Villages Daily Sun gives the rules for her upcoming visit to the Barnes & Noble at The Villages in Florida. You can expects similar, if not identical, rules and restrictions for Sarah's stop at other stops.

For the Villages:

Palin will be signing books at Barnes & Noble at Lake Sumter Landing, beginning at 2:30 p.m.

Wristbands will be handed out on a first-come, first-served basis, beginning at 7 a.m. Nov. 24. You must be present in order to get a wristband.

You must present your Barnes & Noble or Barnes and Noble.com receipt for “Going Rogue” in order to get a wristband.

Maximum of two copies of “Going Rogue” per person will be signed.

A parent or guardian must accompany all minors.

No posed photos.

No personalization of books.

No large bags will be allowed through the signing line.

Cell phones and cameras will have to be turned off and put away before customers approach the signing table.

It is nice that Sarah Palin is going back to Lake Sumter Landing in The Villages, Florida. Palin held her first campaign rally as John McCain’s vice presidential running mate on Sept. 21, 2008, at Market Square on Lake Sumter Landing. That rally attracted 60,000 people from The Villages and the surrounding area.

60,000! So you can understand the concern and the restrictions.

Sarah kicks off the “Going Rogue” book tour with an interview with Oprah Winfrey on Nov. 16, the day before the memoir hits store shelves.

The tour starts Nov. 18 at a Barnes & Noble in Grand Rapids, Mich., where Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, and running mate Sen. John McCain made a campaign appearance last fall.

Choosing Michigan as the first state fits the book’s title, which refers to reports from last year that the then-Alaska governor was defying McCain’s staff and instead had gone “rogue.”

Palin openly expressed her unhappiness with the campaign’s decision to pull out of Michigan and effectively concede the state to Democrat Barack Obama.

The tour will last about three weeks, with a break for Thanksgiving, and will end around Dec. 10. Palin will travel by bus for much of the time, likely accompanied by family and by aide Meg Stapleton, the Associated Press has reported.

The full schedule has not been completed, but other confirmed locations include Cincinnati; Columbus, Ohio; Roanoke, Va.; the Army post in Fort Bragg, N.C.; Orlando and Albuquerque, N.M.

“Going Rogue” has an announced first printing of 1.5 million copies and has been at or near the top of Amazon.com’s best-seller list for weeks.