C.J. Box appeared at the Tattered Cover on East Colfax Avenue in Denver Wednesday night, promoting his new Joe Pickett mystery novel Off the Grid. I had just finished an advanced reading copy of Off the Grid and really enjoyed it, and so was especially interested in hearing what he had to say about the book. Box gave a nice talk to an overflow crowd, and answered any and all questions from the audience. Since Box lives just outside fairly nearby Cheyenne, Wyoming, his wife and a number of acquaintances were in the audience, too. After he got done speaking, a large line formed to get their book signed. If I wanted to get my book signed, it would have been a long wait. Plus, there would have been the embarrassment of asking him to sign a freebie, and so I decided to just take the above photograph and call it a night. Even cheapskates have their pride.
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