michael chabon booksigning

While finishing dinner last night I read that Michael Chabon would be having a booksigning and reading from his latest book, Telegraph Avenue: A Novel. That evening. About 12 minutes from my house, starting 7 minutes from when I read it. I kept looking at the clock, everyone in the house yelled for me to "go!" so I did. I love his books. They stick with me. I had never seen him talk and am so glad I went. I didn't stay to get a book signed—the one I did bring for him to sign, Summerland, was a signed copy already, which I thought was funny. It is my brother's copy.

Sampling of items discussed in the Q & A:

• favorite baseball teams (the pirates at one point, maybe it still is, but this was confusing for me)
• favorite super hero (probably Stone Boy)
• traveling to locations in his novels for research (not so much)
• maps and their influence on his writing
• writing Jewish stories
• creating black characters and if that's okay because he's a white guy (this was asked by his Dad)
• how he writes (at night at home about 6 hours a day)
• what music he listens to when he writes (instrumental)
• his screenwriting gigs and their relationship to getting good healthcare
• favorite authors (edgar allen poe, hp lovecraft),
• genres that he might write in the future (nurse romance)