G.K.L.X. PRESENTS: ‘LET’S TALK ABOUT IT’
“Hey guys, Angie Molina here, presenting to you another exciting instalment of ‘Let’s talk about it’! Today I’ll be sitting down with John Law, author of, among other books, the bestselling book
Altered Egos: The Mystery Men of World War II. We’ll be talking with him about his latest novel,
Man of International Mystery, an investigation into our very own rumoured mystery man, the Batman!” the woman says as she smiles at the cameras. “First though, here’s a word from our sponsors!”
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Applause from the public fills the room as the ‘ON AIR’ sign is turned on again.
“As I already said, we’ll be talking with John Law today about his new book, called
Man of International Mystery, so please welcome him onto the show!” Molina says as she plasters a fake smile on her face and turns to her guest. “Hey, John, great to have you.”
“Great to be here.”
“Let’s talk about your book here.
Man of International Mystery, for people that don’t you know, you like to write about the so-called mystery men, don’t you?”
“Well, they’re not so-called, Angie, they’re very real,” Law replies with a little laugh. “Hell, I should know. I was one of them!”
Another round of applause is heard.
“Now this is very different from your earlier book,
Altered Egos, isn’t it? That dealt primarily with the second World War.”
“That’s right, Angie. I decided, or rather, my publisher–” another round of laughs, “–decided I needed to do something contemporary.”
“So you decided to go after our very own Batman. Have you met him?”
“You know I can’t say that, Angie.”
“C’mon, what’s a few secrets between friends?” she replies conspiratorially, not forgetting about the audience for even a second. “Just you, me, and a whole bunch of our friends.”
She smiles as she says that and waves exaggeratedly to the public, who erupt in applause.
“Now, seriously, John, you did meet him, didn’t you?”
John Law simply laughs.
“I guess we’re going to have to read the book for that, huh?”
“You got that right.”
“What
can you tell us, John?”
“That everyone that reads the book will learn a little something they didn’t know about the Batman.”
“A little hint, John?”
“Well, I can say this,” Law replies as he turns to the camera. “Batman doesn’t exactly live in a mansion.”
Once again, the crowd erupts into laughter.
“Thanks for coming, John,” Molina says as she reaches over to shake his hand. “John Law’s latest book,
Man of International Mystery will be on sale tomorrow at every major bookstore. Now, John, I hear you will be signing the book at one of the stores in the city tomorrow, is that right?”
“That’s right.”
“Can you tell use where?” she asks, the fake smile once more on her face.
“I’m afraid I can’t, Ang. It’s a
mystery signing, after all!”
The audience and Molina laugh.
“John Law, people!”
Applause once more.
“We’ll be returning to talk to noted businessman Michael Caine after these messages. Stay tuned!”
