Featured Interview With John Egenes
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in Southern California, spent many years in Northern New Mexico, and now live in New Zealand. I’ve been around animals all my life. Some were pets, some weren’t. My first book, “Man & Horse: The Long Ride Across America” was about my travels with my horse, Gizmo, who was a partner more than a pet. I have cats surrounding me now.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Early on. By seven years old I had read all of the Dr Doolittle books (Hugh Lofting) and was reading classics like “Robinson Crusoe”, “Treasure Island”, “Huckleberry Finn”, and “Swiss Family Robinson”. I read about 75 books a year. I started scratching out stories, songs, and poems when I was very young, but didn’t get serious about writing until I was in my twenties, I reckon.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I don’t have a favorite author or genre. There are just so many, and I draw from all of them. Picking a single author or book is like picking a single color from a rainbow. It isn’t the color that’s beautiful, it’s the whole rainbow. But here’s what I tend to read the most: science fiction, murder mysteries (especially British), Americana, adventures, along with books about digital ecosystems and culture, and various dry reading like political and economic stuff.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
It’s called “The Marfa Blues: searching for treasure”. It’s set in Marfa, Texas in 1968, though the story starts a hundred years before that, in Mexico. It features Vera DeSoto, who runs a cafe and who ends up with a collection of strays, people lost and looking for second chances. They include a 14 year old girl, a couple of hippie boys, and a young artist on the run from her ex-boyfriend. There are drugs and outlaws, freight trains, giant cloned cows, and a hunt for buried treasure. The book has it all [grin].
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