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[Book Event] Meeting Diane Les Becquets @ Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord, NH

March 13, 2019      Erica Robyn      17 Comments

Meeting Diane Les Becquets @ Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord, NH

Last night, I had the wonderful opportunity to meet Diane Les Becquets, author of The Last Woman in the Forest and Breaking Wild at Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord, NH.

I drove up with my husband. As you all know, Alex isn’t much of a reader, but he always supports what I love. This was the second bookish event he’s gone to with me so I didn’t have to go alone, and I’m so glad he was there with me this time because it was such an awesome event!

As we were walking into Gibson’s, Alex paused to hold the door for a woman coming in. They had your usual exchange in that situation. I, of course, got totally star struck and a few seconds later, I was finally able to say to Alex, “That was her!”

Next up, we walked to the front counter and Alex bought me her book, which was one of my top anticipated books of 2019! Then we went to sit and wait for the event to begin as I practically drooled over the cover, spine design, and the naked book cover. It’s so pretty!

Alex and I were able to snag front row seats for the event! 🙂

Meeting Diane Les Becquets @ Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord, NH
Image taken by Gibsons Bookstore

When Diane Les Becquets got up to the podium, she began her discussion by talking about all of the research she did in order to write this book. It was so neat learning about K9s for Conservation and how that program works. I couldn’t believe it when she explained that dogs are taken from the pound and trained to sniff out animal scat. But not only that, the dogs can detect it under two feet of snow in the tundra! How amazing is that?! The scat is then tested by scientists to see how the local animals are reacting to certain stressors.

She also spoke about a very traumatic event from her past. She was held at knife point for eight hours and assaulted. She made it out alive, but when she went to report it, she was told that taking this public would ruin her. So she stayed quiet. She spoke about how this event continued to haunt her, and still affects her to this day though she has learned a lot about herself from living through it. One chapter from the book is about that horrible experience she survived. Knowing that this was based on a real event, I’m sure I’m going to have a hard time reading it.

One more note on that horrible event: She told us that the man that assaulted her ended up killing his wife and then himself…

Diane spoke about a number of other things helped create her new novel such as the Connecticut River Valley Murders and her relationships to others that meant a lot to her personally. She spoke about being with a loved one when he passed, and seeing how much love surrounded him when he passed. She then spoke about the victims of horrible crimes, like the Connecticut River Valley Murder victims, whose last face they see, and the last voice they hear is not from a loved one, but from a monster.

Whoa, boy… That got me.

Next up, she read a passage from her book that got everyone going! There were many sniffles throughout the crowd. I was already so excited to read this novel, but that excitement grew even more!

Before the event wound down, she did a lovely Q & A session, and then did a book signing.

Meeting Diane Les Becquets @ Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord, NH

After the event was over, Alex and I headed to dinner at a local shop, and while we were walking over, he said, “That was so cool! She got me going when she was talking about the man seeing his wife and how she looked like an angel… Man, it’s going to be cool to hear you talking about this one soon now that I have some background information about the author and the story!”

Mission accomplished!

Thanks for reading!

And of course, a shout-out to Diane Les Becquets for taking the time to speak with all of us at this wonderful event, and a thanks to Gibson’s Bookstore for hosting! 

If you’d like to snag a copy of this book, check out the Gibson’s Website, ask your local bookshop, or feel free to use my Amazon affiliate link here!


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  1. Michael Herrmann says

    March 13, 2019 at 7:07 pm

    Or, if anyone wants a signed copy, Gibson’s has plenty! Thanks for coming to our event. https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9780399587047

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      March 13, 2019 at 7:09 pm

      <3

      Reply
  2. Angela says

    March 14, 2019 at 7:46 am

    What a great event! She sounds like a great speaker. Glad you were able to go!

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      March 14, 2019 at 4:46 pm

      I am so glad I went as well!

      Reply
  3. Brenda says

    March 14, 2019 at 1:57 pm

    Winning him over to reading one step at a time 🙂 Sounds like a really fun event and the book sounds very suspenseful.

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      March 14, 2019 at 4:46 pm

      <3 I cannot wait to read it!!

      Reply
  4. Gayathri says

    March 14, 2019 at 3:32 pm

    Sounds so interesting. I am happy and jealous at the same time.

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      March 14, 2019 at 4:46 pm

      <3

      Reply
  5. Diane les becquets says

    March 15, 2019 at 5:55 pm

    What a BEAUTIFUL post, Erica! Thank you so much! It was such a pleasure to meet you.

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      March 15, 2019 at 8:17 pm

      Oh my gosh, thanks so much for stopping by my blog! <3 It was wonderful meeting you! I just started The Last Woman in the Forest tonight and I'm already so in love with the story.

      Reply
  6. Lauren @ Always Me says

    March 15, 2019 at 7:01 pm

    Very cool! Thanks for sharing, Erica.

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      March 15, 2019 at 8:17 pm

      😀

      Reply
  7. Chris Wolak says

    March 15, 2019 at 7:06 pm

    Nice recap, Erica! I really enjoyed this novel and look forward to reading her first one soon.

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      March 15, 2019 at 8:19 pm

      I just started this book this evening! I’m already loving it. And I’m kicking myself for not snagging her first book while I was at Gibson’s… Maybe I’ll have to go see if they still have extra copies this weekend!

      Reply
  8. Barb (boxermommyreads) @Booker T's Farm says

    March 15, 2019 at 7:58 pm

    Sounds like a great event. This was the last book I read in 2018 and it was definitely one of my faves. Hope you love it!

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      March 15, 2019 at 8:38 pm

      It sure was!! I’m so happy I got to go! I’m loving the book so far! 🙂 Just started it tonight!

      Reply

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