Over the weekend, as part of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association’s Authors on the Map event, I had a total of five minutes to pitch my debut novel to a room full of independent booksellers (no pressure!).

It occurred to me that I had not yet publicly addressed any of the real-life events that helped to inspire my novel, and that many of those events are a big part of Northwest history. What better place to share this than with the good people of PNBA?

The talk was so well received that day that I decided to record it, for the benefit of those who weren’t in the room on Friday. If you’re so moved, please feel free to share–and help spread the word! Hot Season launches November 1st. (You can preorder the ebook here.)