From the Inkwell, From the Vein.....

We were honored, last night, to have New York Times, bestselling author, Brad Thor come in for booksigning. He is promoting his newest release, Full Black , a fast-paced thriller in the continuing adventures of Scot Harvath. Not my preferred genre, this military/political thriller has the page-turning, heart-stopping, edge-of-your-seat tension down to an art. For anyone with a penchant for espionage, global threats, or the American good-guy triumphing over International evils, this is a must-read. For anyone looking for a slower-paced, character-centric piece, you may want to give this a pass. This is only the second Brad Thor book I've ever read, so I don't profess to be an expert on his material. Though of the two, I believe Full Black was better written. Thor did allow the reader to see a wider range of emotions from his main character, Scot Harvath-- and I've heard, from Thor fans, the character arc in Full Black is more pronounced than any other Harvath bo...

Booksignings are wonderful events..... Booksignings with author lectures are even better events..... Booksignings with author lectures that an audience of children is excited to listen to are phenomenal events!!!! Today was one such phenomenal event! Gordon Korman is a master at reaching the interest of his target audience. It is very clear that he has children, that he's spent a good deal of time around children---- or at the very least, can still work his mind to think like children. Each 700+ crowd of children that filed into the CAC auditorium today sat rapt as they listened to stories of Everest and Mozart and million-dollar baseball card swindles. Through three lectures and two booksigning sessions, Gordon Korman lost none of his energy, none of his stamina, none of his eagerness to connect with his audience. One of the more humorous anecdotes he discussed were the problems that he faced when his books were translated into the many languages they are now being read i...