a real bookstore fan

ok, so this from the nypost.... TOM Hanks makes his living in movies, but he loves books. The star braved a nasty LA storm the other day to help his local, cash-strapped, independent shop, cozy Village Books in Pacific Palisades. There was a bodyguard to his left and right, plus another at the front door and two police officers outside in a patrol car, as a very friendly Hanks sat at a small table in the back signing everything put in front of him. Hanks teased a little girl about her shyness, and joked that the store staff should ring a bell with each sale. He stayed a half-hour beyond his scheduled two-hour appearance - "until the last person," said Village Books owner Katie O'Laughlin. Thanks to Hanks, she added, "We're catching up on the rent." He signed Post correspondent David Finnigan's Penguin paperback copy of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," scribbling, "Hit the road!"