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What's appropriate depends entirely on how well the signing is attended. (It always makes me sad to see an author sitting alone at the signing table, smiling, smiling, and nobody paying a bit of attention.)
You'll have only a minute or two of the author's attention. Questions to ask are those the author doesn't hear over and over which can be answered briefly. "Is Aunt Jo based on someone you know? She seemed so real!" or "How did you keep track of the streets and landmarks of Anytown?" would be appropriate.
Fawn? E-e-ew. Compliment truthfully? You bet. "I'm a big reader, and your novel is by far the best one I've read in the last two years." "I cried when Stefano died; you made him that real."
While the signing is to promote sales, no author will be offended if you bring a copy of his/her new release. You can always say, "I couldn't stand to wait until today to read it."
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