Comments on: november roadhouse report is away

By: Inge Kutt Lewis

Inge Kutt Lewis — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:37:00 +0000

Tonight was the second performance of Mozart’s Requiem and it was an emotional roller coaster: From “grant them eternal rest” to “day of wrath” to “when the accursed have been confounded” to “mournful” to “we offer the sacrifice of prayer and praise.” Today, while we were singing the final phrase “because you are merciful,” there was an extra frisson. I thought it was because, in the end, all judgment depends on the mercy of the judge. Old Sam and Jack are safely past that stage. It’s the living who hope for mercy. It’s a tribute to your genius that I consider characters in your books neighbors whom I’ve not yet been formally introduced to.

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:56:38 +0000

Thank you for such a wonderful compliment, Inge. Old Sam and Jack — and Kate — will all be listening.

By: Inge Kutt Lewis

Inge Kutt Lewis — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:53:52 +0000

Thank you for making Old Sam’s death so beautiful. I’ll be singing Mozart’s Requiem tomorrow and it’ll be for Sam (and Jack). Such a lovely treat reading your books back-to-back, at least from “Midnight Come Again” up to “A Night too Dark.” I might start from the beginning, except I don’t think I can face Jack dying all over again. I must have howled louder than Mutt when I came across that part. I have forgiven you for that, though it’s taken me quite a while. I think my husband’s death last year helped me understand the pain of it all and thank you for preparing my acceptance of it.

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:11:08 +0000

Love it, Lori, thanks. And glad to hear you’re enjoying the books, too!

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:18:07 +0000

By the way – my husband and I are HOOKED on the Kate Shugak series, having started listening to the books on CD prior to (and during, and now after..) our first trip to Alaska this year. Thank you, Dana, for making the beauty and mystery that IS Alaska come alive for us!

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:14:33 +0000

Alaskan Detective Kate Shugak: badass, smartass, kickass; and her little dog too.

By: Dana

Dana — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:33:00 +0000

I’d love there to be a Kate tour, Nancy! Fingers are crossed that a TV series will make that happen.

By: Nancy Stigaard

Nancy Stigaard — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:56:14 +0000

I have come late to the party but am partyin’ hardy now. My late husband was an army optometrist stationed at Ft. Richardson in the mid 70′s and I’ve wanted to return ever since. I have been devouring your books and wish you could write as fast as I read. My only grandchild lives in FL so my travel is in the other direction. He has multiple food allergies including severe ones to shellfish and peanuts so I took a particular interest in Lyda Blue. Where were her epi-pens? If we leave the house without my grandson’s we turn around and go back and get them. If he touches something with as much peanut oil in it as Lyda did, he would have hives on his hands before it ever reached his mouth and the immediate tingle in his mouth would have him spitting out the offending food. He’s only 7 and knows to do this! Please check out FAAN, the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network. While you are there, it would be nice to sponsor a walker or buy some of the Divie’s cookies that are money raisers. My daughter won the recipe contest for these.
I would love to do a ‘Kate Tour”.

By: Michelle Zubko

Michelle Zubko — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:22:40 +0000

Dana, your hair looks great! (Pix in “Mudflats”) I’m really looking forward to a Kate Shugack TV series. Alaska, Kate & Mutt–what more could we ask for?!? Will Jim be her love interest? It’s really great to see so many strong women’s roles showing up on TV! Kathy Reichs’ Temperance Brennan, Tess Gerritsen’s Rizzoli & Isles & now, Dana Stabenow’s Kate Shugak! It’s about time!

By: JOANNA SPAULDING

JOANNA SPAULDING — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:40:27 +0000

Enter into a world you have never imagined, seen,or known; enter the wilderness Alaska lives of Kate and Mutt. .