On Monday, Wyomingarts was in downtown Sheridan and dropped into Sheridan Stationery and Books. I talked with proprietor Robby Smith, asked her what events were on the store's horizon. She pointed up to a big poster announcing Craig Johnson's new mystery, "The Dark Horse." She followed up our conversation with this e-mail announcement:
Greetings!
Because Craig Johnson will be on tour in France during the release date of his fifth Walt Longmire novel, "The Dark Horse," he will be with us this Saturday, May 16, at 5 p.m., to give us a little preview of the book! Don't miss it! We will be having refreshments and we look forward to seeing you here!
During this time, you can reserve your signed copy of his book, as well as pay for it in advance if you choose. However, we will not be able to release the books until May
28, as that is the offical on sale date. Otherwise, you can pay for your reserved copy when you pick it up on or after May 28.
Sincerely,
Robby Smith
Sheridan Stationery Books & Gallery
Craig won a 1995 creative writing fellowship from the Wyoming Arts Council. More honors and books have followed, including the Tony Hillerman Short Story Award.
As many Wyomingites know, Craig lives in Ucross, which is just a quick jaunt to Sheridan (really quick if you drive as Craig does). Very exciting about the new translation of his novels. How do you say "Sheriff Walt Longmire" in French?
UPDATE 5/18/09: Sometimes the Internet grabs your blog headlines and spits them back out in unrecognizable form. This is the scrambled version of the header above (from Creative Writing Blogmas):
Wyoming Arts: Before jetting mistaken to France, Craig Johnson to dispose of opening of subsidiary novelette in Sheridan
