![]() In The Blessing Way, we see Tony following the often quoted “Write what you know” advice to new novel writers. This brought on a very interesting side discussion about authors growing into their story-scape. It was also a surprise, after hearing about Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee in our planning meeting, that when they actually got into the story, Leaphorn was more of a secondary character, and the main protagonist, Bergen McKee, was the one who was explored in depth. ![]() There was an abundance of detail concerning Navajo culture and religion, but a lack of development in the secondary characters. In reading their first Hillerman book, and it being the first book Tony had published, there were a few flaws that made completing the book difficult for several people. This turned out to be the crux of all the discussion. In keeping with our general group rule, we read the first book in his first series, The Blessing Way. ![]() Renowned for his Navajo detective novels, Tony was a pioneer in featuring the operations of the Navajo Tribal Police and having members be the main characters of his series. Our 2015 Literary Lion was the subject of this month’s discussion: Tony Hillerman. ![]()
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