I think a book club is pretty much the best audience you can get as an author. These readers are so motivated and passionate about books. Yesterday I gave a presentation to ladies of a book club at a private house in West Vancouver. I showed slides of the Canadian Arctic and talked about my mystery novel “The Stranger on the Ice” that is set in Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk in the Northwest Territories.
For the occasion, the lady of the house had made the effort to serve home-made moose paté! It was delicious. What I love most is the discussion following the presentation. I was asked some very interesting questions, like how do people in the Arctic bury their dead when the ground is frozen in winter.
They wanted to know what kind of wildlife I had seen while traveling to the Arctic and what the locals do for a living. At the end, the ladies thanked me profusely but really, I am so delighted to be there and have their attention. To actually witness the reactions and thoughts of readers is such a treat and a major incentive to do it all over again with another book club!
