Back from a brisk two mile walk. Jose, I'll wait until I hear from you at noon, otherwise I'll walk over there before rehearsal (and after their matinee).
Favorite authors: Many are mentioned in the story The Book Scout - I love Harper Lee, Raymond Chandler, Cornell Woolrich, early Stephen King, John Cheever, John Collier, Kaye Gibbons' Ellen Foster, Agatha Christie, and many others.
I don't think you have to read the trilogy first, necessarily, although it sort of informs everything I do - they're a fast read, if that's what you decide.