Inadvertent Book Sale · 11 July 2026
It might sound crazy, but I inadvertently sold one of my books a couple weeks ago.
I am the first to admit that I am not a very good self-promoter. Some people do not even know that I have written over 2 dozen books and have them on Amazon. Even people that I have known for years do not know. But that is because I am the writer, not the promoter. Even though as a self-published author, I need to be both. But I am not. At least not usually. And rarely in person.
So it was an odd thing that I sold a book to a person I had just met. Sitting at a wedding reception, no less.
One of my aunts was getting married and I was sitting at a table with mostly family. There was also a couple there who I did not know at the time. (I will call them Adam and Mallory.) I asked them how they knew the bride and groom and other questions to get to know them a little bit. It was great finding out about their four kids and their school bus remodel. (How cool would that be?) It was wonderful finding out more about my aunt’s friends.
As Adam and Mallory told me more about themselves, they told me that they attend a church that meets in an old movie theater. I could not believe it.
I said:
“You’re not going to believe this, but I wrote a book that has a church that meets in an old movie theater. The people are living in a time when Christians are being persecuted in the United States. The book is titled The Church Underground.”
Or something like that. Knowing how I speak, it was certainly not that eloquent. (But that is another story.)
At any rate.
Next thing you know, Adam had his phone out and was asking me how to find the book. I just told him. Amazon. Michael Miyoshi. The Church Underground.
He said, “Found it. Done.”
And just like that, I had a book sale that I had not even tried to make. He told me that he has spent more money on other silly stuff, so why not a book that somebody he just met wrote. Or something like that. He was surely more diplomatic and eloquent than that. But I understood. And I appreciated it.
Truth be told, I wish that all of my book sales were that easy. I wish that everybody who read my books gave me a review. Any review. (Good, bad, or ugly.) And I wish that they would tell others about my books. Because I am definitely not a great book promotor. (A blog post would count if more than just a few people read it. Thank you my few faithful readers (both real and imaginary).)
I hope that Adam and Mallory are enjoying my book. And I hope that maybe someday I could make other inadvertent book sales. Or maybe I can just become a better self-promoter. (Yeah, right.)
© 2026 Michael T. Miyoshi
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