Saturday, March 22 | 4:30 PM | Franklin Event Center (4801 Franklin Avenue)
Please note: Seating for C.J. Box's AViD event at the DSM Book Festival will open at 3:30 PM.
C. J. Box is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 30 novels including the Joe Pickett series. He won the 2009 Edgar Alan Poe Award for Best Novel, awarded by the Mystery Writers of America, and has won several other awards for mystery and crime novel writing. Over ten million copies of his books have been sold in the U.S. and abroad and they’ve been translated into 27 languages.
Battle Mountain, the 25th Joe Pickett novel, is being released on February 25. The series has captivated fans for more than 20 years. It follows Joe Pickett, a Wyoming game warden, as he pursues justice and takes on antagonists unique to the Rocky Mountain landscape. The previous Pickett novel, Three-Inch Teeth, debuted at #2 on the New York Times Bestseller list and #1 on the Apple Ebooks Bestseller list.
Box is a Wyoming native and has worked as a ranch hand, surveyor, fishing guide, a small town newspaper reporter and editor, and he owned an international tourism marketing firm with his wife Laurie. In 2008, Box was awarded the "BIG WYO" Award from the state tourism industry. An avid outdoorsman, Box has hunted, fished, hiked, ridden, and skied throughout Wyoming and the Mountain West. He served on the Board of Directors for the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo and the Wyoming Office of Tourism. They have three daughters and four grandchildren. He and his wife Laurie live on their ranch in Wyoming.
Event Info
- Admission is free.
- Doors will open at 3:30 PM.
- Seating is first-come, first-served.
- Learn about parking at the DSM Book Festival.
- At the end of the program, there will be a question and answer period. A book signing will follow.
- Books will be available to purchase before and after the program courtesy of Beaverdale Books.
- About the DSM Book Festival.
C.J. on the Web
Reviews of Battle Mountain
- "Battle Mountain is a must-read for all and an obvious early contender for best book of the year." - The Real Book Spy
- "Battle Mountain is an explosive, highly atmospheric masterpiece of tautly woven plot lines, insane pacing, and relentless suspense." - Mystery and Suspense Magazine
Profiles and Interviews
- "The Crime Series Drawing Young Men Into Bookstores" - Wall Street Journal
- "C.J. Box Isn’t Afraid to Wrangle With Issues Close to Home" - New York Times