The Novel

Nancy's Photo:  Cecropia Moth

 I finished a great book yesterday -- Nothing to See Here -- by Kevin Wilson.  I was charmed by the characters, two of whom spontaneously combust from time to time. In his Author's Note, Kevin Wilson writes about his childhood feeling that he might combust and he also describes feelings of anxiety that are part and parcel of his personality.

 I love when a quick read also has so many things to think about along the way.  One of his other books, Family Fang, is also excellent. Husbandman and 30 Something also enjoyed this book.  So did KC and Nancer and Mary Morris in California.  Have you read it yet and if not, why not?

 Kevin Wilson lives in Tennessee, so Husbandman and I are driving down there this weekend to meet him and to discuss some ideas for his next novel, which deals with a math professor who goes on sabbatical to a foreign country and abandons his wife when he decides to become an undercover investigator. Then the wife also becomes a private investigator of sorts.  Husbandman is going to help Kevin with some math stuff for the book.