Author Talk - Mark Week

Author Mark Weeks joins Aimee and Russell (with Sandy filling in for Valerie) to talk about POON TOWN, his novel following five angler-and-guide teams through a five-day, invite-only tarpon fly-fishing tournament in the Florida Keys. It's a story about obsession, competition, aging, and a fishery in decline. Mark also shares stories from his 22 years in Japan, from high school exchange student in Aomori to fly fishing in snow country, and talks about the sequel to his legal thriller BOTTLED LIGHTNING. Chapters 00:00 Weekend catch-up 08:00 Thank you, listeners + where to find the show 10:52 Dragon Con talk 14:47 What Poon Town is about 16:22 How Mark got hooked on tarpon 19:35 Why tarpon become an obsession 21:13 Obsession as the real story 24:03 A fishery in decline 26:56 How Mark got into fly fishing 28:51 Japan's snow country 31:08 Exchange student in 1978 36:08 How do tournaments only catch tarpon? 37:15 The pololo worm hatch 42:30 What's next: a Bottled Lightning sequel 45:01 Where to find Mark Author Talk is live every Monday at 10 a.m. Subscribe and hit the hype button, or listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. #AuthorTalk #PoonTown #FlyFishing #Tarpon #authorinterviews #MarkWeeks #TarponFishing #FloridaKeys #FlyFishingTournament #FishingFiction #FishingBooks #BottledLightning #LegalThriller #AuthorInterview #BookPodcast #BookCommunity #BookLovers #FictionAuthor #Japan #Aomori #FishingAdventure