Last night, I headed over to Waterstone's in Piccadilly for another excellent book event. This evening's was for the awesome Kathy Reichs, to celebrate the release of her first standalone novel, Two Nights.
Kathy Reichs, it turns out, has exactly the same sense of humour as her most famous character, Temperance Brennan. She is not only one of less than 100 forensic anthropologists in the world, since 1997 she has written almost 20 books in the 'Bones' series, leading to not only fame but also the longest running scripted drama on the Fox network. I personally love that fact that she really knows what she's talking about, and it doesn't talk down to you even with all the science.
The evening had a few technical glitches (microphone issues), but Kathy was funny and quite insightful as well as interesting. All her Tempe stories are influenced by real experiences she's had, which is very cool. We also had a very interesting question: "If Shroedinger's cat broke a bone, would it remodel or stay broken?" A question which stumped even her!
After the talk (during which we were told there will be a new Tempe book next year!) and the questions, there was just enough time to line up and get my book signed. Generally this signing was more serious and low-key than the others, but she was very nice. No photos this time though - nobody was taking any.
Now, I get to actually read the book!
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