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BEA Panels
There is so much to do, see, and find at BEA that I wasn't able to attend all the talks and panels that I would have liked. One of the highlights of my BEA 2010 was the Thrillers panel with Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher novels, Karen Slaughter, author of Broken
I attended the Thrillers panel to hear Lee Child speak. I'd attended his talk about writing series characters during Thrillerfest 2009. He was funny, insightful, and made curious about his character Jack Reacher. I quickly read my first Jack Reacher novel, and then proceeded to read the other 12 in the order that I could get them! The book signing of Lee Child's 14th novel, 61 Hours: A Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher Novels)
was another highpoint for me!I'll write more about 61 Hours, but I thought this is the perfect time to introduce Jack Reacher. A self-described "military brat," Reacher's father was a U.S. Marine and his mother was French. Reacher was born in Berlin and grew up on military bases all over the world (including in a base outside of Manila in the Philippines). Although people called his brother "Joe", everyone always called him "Reacher." Even his mother calls him by his last name.
Lee Child was careful not to give too much details, so each person paints his own picture of Jack Reacher. We do know him from the reactions that other people have, as well as from some basic details. The first impression people have of Jack Reacher is his size: hands as big as chickens....
Reacher's vitals:
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