The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books was April 22-23rd, and San Diego Literary Scene was there. We kicked things off with Michael Connelly's panel on Saturday, in the Bovard Auditorium at USC. Prior to the panel, Amazon handed out Bosch swag to attendees. We received tote bags, hats, and pens with the Bosch logo.
Michael Connelly is the bestselling author of 31 books. His first novel, published in 1992, The Black Echo, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Connelly is probably best known for his "Harry Bosch" novels, the most recent of which is The Wrong Side Of Goodbye. He will introduce a new series character, Renée Ballard, in his upcoming novel, The Late Show, scheduled for release in July.
Connelly's "Harry Bosch" books have been optioned by Amazon Studios, and the stories were made into an original drama series, available for viewing on Amazon Prime Video. Connelly is the executive producer of Bosch. For the Festival of Books panel, Connelly was interviewed by Daniel Pyne. Daniel Pyne is a writer and producer, known for his work on Fracture, Any Given Sunday, and The Manchurian Candidate. During the panel, Pyne shared that he started writing for Bosch in season 3, as well as producing the series. When Bosch showrunner, Eric Overmyer, decided to leave the series to head The Man in the High Castle, he asked Pyne to take his place on Bosch. Pyne agreed, and will take over as showrunner starting with season 4.
During the panel, Connelly was asked why he thinks so many actors, writers, and compelling projects are moving away from movies and to TV. Connelly responded, "Movies aren't for drama anymore. They've been taken over by Marvel Comics. A lot of adult storytelling has moved to television. There's more time to dig into characters. You can tell a bigger story. With a series, characters who were more peripheral in your book can be developed into multi-dimensional ones. They become more interesting. You have more options with TV - you can binge it, and tell the story in one sweep."
In the "Harry Bosch" books, Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch" 1st appears as an LAPD detective at around age 40. Over the years, the character ages in subsequent novels. His career evolves too, going from the L.A.P.D. to private investigation, back to the LAPD and on to early retirement, followed by a return to P.I. work. When he was asked about his decision to age Harry in the books, Connelly replied, "I didn't freeze Harry in time, because it's better storytelling not to. As long as he can keep his health, and his knees are good, he can close cases".
More info here:
http://www.michaelconnelly.com/
http://danielpyne.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-Season-1/dp/B00I3MQNWGLabels: Author Appearances
