>Back from Festivals and a Bestseller!
>Whew! Just back from festivals in Calgary/Banff and Vancouver. I had a wonderful time and spoke to hundreds of students. One of my fave memories is presenting MONSTEROLOGY to about 300 grade 4-6 students, telling them all about the trouble I went through to interview Dracula. During Q&A one kid piped up with, "Were you scared when you met Dracula?" "Of course," I answered, "it's only natural to be frightened, he's a vampire." I highly recommend both festivals (the Calgary/Banff festival is a combined festival that includes three nights stay at Banff. Glorious time there.).
Came home to find out that MONSTEROLOGY is the #5 new release bestseller in Canada! I don't know if any of my books will ever debut that high again, so my wife, daughter, and I immediately went out and celebrated with lunch and desert (chocolate/peanut butter cake and an almond turtle cake).
Oh, did I mention that I finished the final draft of Megiddo's Shadow, my WW1 novel yesterday, too? A great week!
>Dracula interview
>A new MONSTEROLOGY audio interview is up!!!Click here! It's a biting interview with Dracula...and a blooper! What's more funny than bloopers, eh?
>Podcast#7
>Interview about Monsterology
>There's an interview with me up at Cynthia Leitich Smith's blog...it's all about Monsterology!
Blog: cynsations
Post: Author Interview: Arthur Slade on Monsterology
Link: http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2005/10/author-interview-arthur-slade-on.html
>Bjorkdale and Monsterology
>My first reading of the season was at Bjorkdale Saskatchewan, about 2 1/2 hours drive north east of Saskatoon (where I live). It was worth the drive! I grew up in a village like Bjorkdale, so it felt like I was coming home. And the students laughed at the Monsterology bits that I read. People actually laughed! On top of it all I was treated to a wonderful home cooked meal and cake and whipped cream. Really, is there a better life than a writer's?
