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\"BookIf you received my newsletter<\/a> last week, you’ll know that I shared a sneak peek of one of my very favourite pages of The Book Of Secrets (Ateban Cipher #1)<\/a> – the dedication. That’s it, over on the left.<\/p>\n

Why is this one of my favourite pages in the book? Simply because it’s one of my favourite pages in every book I read.<\/p>\n

The book dedication is a place for an author to write a few words that speak volumes to one person, or to many people.<\/p>\n

They’re often special messages for family members or friends, or they’re a place to make the book personal and special for an ‘ideal’ reader.<\/p>\n

Sometimes they’re just for fun – or very funny.<\/p>\n

Here are ten of my favourites.<\/p>\n

“To Grandma, for being my first editor and giving me the best writing advice I’ve ever received: “Christopher, I think you should wait until you’re done with elementary school before worrying about being a failed writer.”
\n\u2013 The Land Of Stories<\/em>, Chris Colfer\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

“To my wonderful readers: sorry about that last cliff-hanger. Well, no, not really. HAHAHAHA. But, seriously, I love you guys.”
\n\u2013\u00a0House Of Hades<\/em>, Rick Riordan<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

“This is presented as a work of fiction and dedicated to nobody.”
\n\u2013 Post Office<\/em>, Charles Bukowski<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

“This book is for my parents, who tried.”
\n\u2013 I was a child<\/em>, Bruce Eric Kaplan<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

“To my wife Marganit and my children Ella Rose and Daniel Adam without whom this book would have been completed two years earlier.”
\n\u2013 An Introduction to Algebraic Topology<\/em>, Joseph J. Rotman<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

“For Colin Firth, You’re a really great guy but I’m married, so I think we should just be friends.”
\n\u2013 Austenland<\/em>, Shannon Hale<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

“My first stepfather used to say that what I didn\u2019t know would fill a book. Well, here it is.”
\n\u2013 This Boy’s Life<\/em>, Tobias Wolff<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

“What can I say about a man who knows how I think and still sleeps next to me with the lights off?”
\n\u2013 Dark Places<\/em>, Gillian Flynn<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

“Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot. BY ORDER OF THE AUTHOR.”
\n\u2013 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn<\/em>, Mark Twain<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

and my absolute favourite…<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

“For the girls with messy hair and thirsty hearts.”
\n\u2013 Tiger Lily<\/em>, Jody Lynn Anderson<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

In the meantime, I am currently working on the dedication for The Book Of Answers<\/em> (Ateban Cipher #2), which will come out in March 2018. I look forward to sharing that one with you when the time is right!<\/p>\n

(Sign up for my newsletter here<\/a>, so you’ll be among the first to see it – and all my news!)<\/p>\n

Do you read book dedications? Do you have a favourite? Please share in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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