Hear Me Out: Dedicating Books
Why can you dedicate a book to someone, but that’s it?
I’m not an author, so what work of mine can I dedicate to someone? This mediocre pasta night is dedicated to my sister. This email thread is dedicated to my grandma. Maybe that should be my signature…
And what are the rules for dedicating books? Say the book is a total bust –can you dedicate a different book to your mom or are both your names attached to that failure forever?
What kind of books can’t be dedicated? A text book? A cook book? An owners manual for a kitchen appliance? …”This microwave manual is dedicated to all Cup o Noodles kitchen fires.”
Also, I feel like a study needs to be done. Is the book’s success in direct correlation with who you dedicated it to? And how many New York Times Best Sellers are unofficially dedicated to late night Taco Bell trips?