Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Chad Dundas at The Poisoned Pen!




Some states seem to lure writers to them with abandon-- or at least to encourage those living there to write intriguing tales set there. Montana is one of those states. Chad Dundas' first mystery, The Blaze, has received so much good press that Denis and I just had to head on over to our favorite bookstore to see him. Once we were there, we learned two things: (1) some former Montanans came to see him, too, and (2) I was so excited at being out of the house for a non-medical reason that I'd forgotten to bring my voice recorder, and I didn't have any paper to take notes. Oops!

Chad Dundas talking with a fellow Montanan.
Denis and I enjoyed ourselves that evening, and I still wanted to share the experience with you.

So here is a photo that I took at the event, and-- even more important-- a link to the event on The Poisoned Pen Bookstore's Youtube channel.

Enjoy!

I may be doing more of the events I attend like this depending on how my leg is doing. I hope you don't mind. It takes a lot of time for me to sit and transcribe the event from a voice recording (especially if a cougher was sitting close by or the author didn't hold the microphone properly).

However, if you really don't care for this type of sharing, let me know. I know that not everyone has the time or the incentive to watch videos.


16 comments:

  1. I'm so glad you had this chance, Cathy! It's good that your health allowed it, and it's good that it wasn't canceled, as so many other events are right now. Sounds like a great time, too - thanks for sharing it.

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    1. This is an event that took place in January. I've been keeping an eye on The Poisoned Pen's event calendar and many events are now virtual on Facebook Live.

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  2. It's so good you had a liberation day and could go to meet and hear this writer. As someone with cabin fever now due to COVID-19, I can appreciate this kind of a lark after weeks (months) of being at home.
    I'm fine with watching the video, and glad to hear of a new writer of crime fiction.
    Thanks for this notice and photo.

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    1. You're welcome, Kathy. As it stands, The Poisoned Pen will have "virtual" events, with local authors and/or authors who are still traveling appearing on Facebook Live.

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  3. Ooh, note to self: Follow Poisoned Pen Facebook for virtual events.
    This health crisis will send all of us to the Internet even more -- and to books, too.
    I just read a book I loved, not a mystery: "Nothing to See Here," by Kevin Wilson. Troubled young woman entrusted with care of two children who burst into flames when they're upset. It is endearing and funny. And some good asides about society.

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    1. I'll take a look at Nothing to See Here.

      The Poisoned Pen has now closed to browsers.

      I'm finding that Facebook has been about the best way to keep in touch with family and friends.

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  4. Wow, I just watched a video of an authhor interview at PP and loved it. I now know what to do during this enforced isolation: watch PP videos. Maybe I can't watch streaming, but it's fine to watch already posted video interviews. Barbara Peter is now 79, and sharp as a tack!

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  5. And I stayed up till the wee hours watching Adrian McKinty and Diana Gabaldon do a fantastic speaking duet. McKinty is hilarious and he can talk! This was one of the best author programs I've seen. So I definitely can catch up during this enforced isolation here.

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    1. There are many like that at The Poisoned Pen. You've wandered into a gold mine.

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  6. Yes! A gold mine! I was laughing so loudly at 3 a.m. at McKinty and Gabaldon, who is also a scientist. McKinty said when people refute her on Twitter, she replies with facts,figures and an overwhelming amount of scientific data. I read his thriller, "The Chain," and it was quite a thriller.
    He talked for a really long time before he got to his book. Barbara said that usually there is a short intro and then the author talks about his/her book. But it took 45 minutes of fascinating background to get to the book. Fantastic.

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    1. You haven't even scratched the tip of the iceberg.

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  7. I kind of realized that when I looked at the offerings of videos. I could sit and watch them all day and into the night.

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    1. If my butt could stand sitting that long, I could, too.

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