Our author this week is David Koepp. You may not realize it, but you’ve been exposed to David’s writing. Probably many times. Did you see the first two Jurassic Park movies? Spider-Man? Indiana Jones? Mission Impossible? David has worked on the screenplays of some of the most successful movies ever. Indeed, movies he has written have sold almost $2.5 billion in tickets. He also writes novels. “Aurora” is his latest. It’s an enjoyable, and even thought-provoking read. Why write novels when you’re so successful with screen plays? How do the disciplines differ? Which is more rewarding? All good questions. We ask them.
Our independent bookstore this week is Interabang Books in Dallas, Texas.
Books Mentioned in the Podcast:

Cold Storage by David Koepp

Aurora by David Koepp

The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

That’s Good! That’s Bad! by Margery Cuyler

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain

A Queen to the Rescue: The Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah by Nancy Churnin

A Girl Named Carrie: The Visionary Who Created Neiman Marcus and Set the Standard for Fashion by Jerrie Marcus Smith

River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by Candice Millard

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Trust by Hernan Diaz

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer

The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling