Michael and Kathleen Gear, the best-known fiction-writing and buffalo-ranching team in Wyoming, will be appearing at the Wyoming Book Festival Sept. 14-15 in Cheyenne. They will be speaking about their work at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday in the fiction tent, which will be followed at 11:30 with a book signing. They will be part of a panel "From Sci-Fi to Romance: Genre Fiction," at 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Atlas Theatre.
Here's some bio info:
W. Michael Gear, who holds a master's degree in archaeology with a specialty in physical anthropology, has worked as a professional archaeologist/anthropologist since 1978. He is currently principal investigator for Wind River Archaeological Consultants. With his wife, Kathleen O'Neal Gear, he has written the international and USA Today bestselling North America's Forgotten Past Series and Anasazi Mystery Series. Kathleen O'Neal Gear is a former state historian and archaeologist for Wyoming, Kansas, and Nebraska for the U.S. Department of the Interior. She has twice received the federal government's Special Achievement Award for "outstanding management" of our nation's cultural heritage.
Check out their web site at http://www.gear-gear.com.
