Today is my 14th wedding anniversary — fourteen years of wedded bliss. I highly recommend it.
The lowest (best) Barnes & Noble sales rank my new book, The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, had reached before today was about 327. It had been creeping upward into the thousands. Then, this morning, it suddenly dropped to 304 and by mid-morning it was sitting steady at #196. It’s not a top 10 bestseller, but a top 200 bestseller! Clearly it’s being carried along by the release of Under the Dome today.
Did you notice who directed last night’s episode of Castle? Jonathan Frakes, of Star Trek: The Next Generation fame. I loved the scene where the two detectives and Castle were sitting on the couch covered with cats as the mistaken “terrorist” told her tale. Glad, too, that they didn’t go the route of the pompous, uncaring senator, and the end was a real surprise, though I was sure the repeat mentions of the stolen ring were a clue, as they were. The one loose end: no one seemed to care enough to find out where the young woman’s body was.
I finished Awaiting Your Reply and am looking for time to write my review. There was a very neat story reversal at the end. I think he laid it on a little heavy in terms of pounding the theme home time and time again, but it was effective, and a fascinating novel.
I watched Mortal Causes, the fourth of the Rebus adaptations and the last starring what’s-his-name as Rebus. Gotta see if I can track down the second series to see if the quality improves with the new actor. The voiceovers are the worst part. I guess someone figured that a hardboiled crime show had to have a morose voiceover, but I could have done without.
I’m liking the new and improved House. He still isn’t above drugging a friend, but he’s more awake, alert and oriented to the world than ever before. Looks like he’s going to be up to his old tricks next week, though, when he messes around more with Chase and Cameron.
