It was crowd control for Major Tom when Commander Chris Hadfield appeared at Victoria’s Bolen Books on Nov. 16.
According to store manager Colin Holt, the event was one of the best-attended in the bookstore’s history. Holt estimates 1,400 Hadfield enthusiasts lined up for the three-hour book signing, arriving as early as 6 a.m. for a chance to meet the retired astronaut.
Hadfield’s book, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth (Random House Canada), is currently in second position on BookNet Canada’s non-fiction hardcover bestsellers list, right behind Bobby Orr’s memoir, Orr (Viking Canada).