Excuse me?

Listen, Mr. Bernstein—

Call me Chuck.

Okay, Chuck, listen, it’s weird to meet you in person because I know a lot of people who like your writing.

Wonderful.

Which is, of course, mostly out of print, so—

Oh, don’t say that.

Sorry.

I mean, Dark City is available from Sun and Moon Press.

Yeah, Dark City.

What?

...

Don’t you like Dark City?

Well, sure, it’s a good book.

Well, it isn’t a masterpiece by any means—

Oh, don’t say that. Like I said, I know a guy in San Diego who swears by that book. I like the cut-up part.