C.J. Box read from and discussed Three-Inch Teeth, his latest Joe Pickett novel, yesterday evening at the Douglas County School District Legacy Campus, located in Lone Tree, Colorado. Afterwards, he answered questions from the audience and then signed copies of his book. This was a sold-out event, and so it was a long line to get an autograph, but nobody seemed to mind. Box is very popular here in Denver, not to mention throughout the rest of the country. The book came out this past Tuesday, and Box said the reviews were good and Three-Inch Teeth might very well be his best-selling book ever. Last year, when promoting Storm Watch, his previous Joe Pickett novel, the event was moderated by a KOA radio host, and to me it seemed like Box was not able to interact nearly as much with the audience. This time, I am happy to say, it was back to the traditional format.
In this latest book, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett has to deal with a rogue grizzly bear going on a deadly rampage in his district, while at the same time, Dallas Cates, who Joe helped lock up years ago, is released from prison and has vowed revenge on six people, including both Joe and his friend Nate Romanowski. It was a very pleasant evening, and I enjoyed hearing Box talk about the book and discuss his writing and upcoming projects. Of course, these days, instead of holding author signings at bookstores like the Tattered Cover here in Denver, which could be attended for free on the spur of the moment, popular authors now tend to speak at ticketed events in auditoriums such as in Lone Tree, sponsored by a bookstore, or as in this case, the Douglas County Library. I know from working at the Tattered Cover Bookstore as the bookkeeper years ago that events such as these, with a guaranteed sale of the books in advance, really help the store's bottom line and allow them to compete against Amazon. And so, if this is what they have to do to compete, more power to them.
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