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WMBI Chicago radio interview

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Last week I was in Chicago to do promotion for the stage adaptation of my novel Wonders Never Cease which opened at Provision Theater last Saturday. I was scheduled to do an early morning interview for WMBI's "Morning Drive" program along with Tim Gregory, the founder and artistic director of Provision Theater. To my surprise, Tim brought along two unexpected guests to join the interview: Katie Banks and Matt Klingler, the actors cast to play the roles of ICU nurse Natalie Pelton and schoolteacher Matt Callahan in the play.

I have to admit, it was a surreal experience to see two characters step off the pages of your own novel and say hello. What was even more surreal is that during the interview they acted out two scenes from the play for the radio audience. Now that was really bizarre--but they did a wonderful job, and it was a lot of fun to hear.

I thought you might like the chance to hear Katie and Matt for yourselves, so I've posted the interview here. And if you're passing through Chicago between now and June 5th, you can stop off and see Katie and Matt live and in person.

Wonders Never Cease on stage!

FROM BROADWAYWORLD.COM: "Provision Theater Company is proud to present Wonders Never Cease, the last production of their 2010-2011 season. Adapted and directed by Artistic Director Tim Gregory, Wonders Never Cease is adapted from the book by award-winning author Tim Downs. The production runs Saturday, April 30 through Sunday, June 5 at Provision Theater located at 1001 W. Roosevelt Rd. The performance schedule is Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. ($28) and Sundays at 3 p.m. ($25). Press night is Saturday, April 30 at 8 p.m. Preview tickets are $22 and run Wednesday, April 27 and Thursday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Friday, April 29 at 8 p.m. Student and group discounts are available." For tickets call 866.811.4111 or visit http://www.provisiontheater.org

Finally! Wonders Never Cease in Bookstores Today

It's out! When you've had a chance to read Wonders Never Cease, don't forget to post a comment and let everyone know what you think. And thanks to all the bloggers who read those Advanced Reader Copies and took the time to post reviews, like Allen Cook:

"Tim Downs combines some very memorable characters with many sub-plots to turn Wonders Never Cease into a book that you don't want to put down…Wonders Never Cease was an enjoyable, easy read that contained well-measured parts of suspense...

Wonders Never Cease in Bookstores Tomorrow

I know, I've told you a dozen times already: I have a new novel coming out, Wonders Never Cease, and it's due in bookstores tomorrow, May 11th. Actually I've only told you nine times, but who's counting? I just thought I'd post a couple more of the great reviews I've been getting from bloggers who've already read the book and posted their reviews online. Rita Barriga writes:

"Wonders Never Cease by Tim Downs is an inspiring story that rings true. I could not put it down for fear of losing my ...

Happy Mothers Day!

For the last two weeks I've been telling you about my latest novel, Wonders Never Cease, which officially releases on Tuesday. One of the central characters of Wonders is a single mother named Natalie Pelton who's struggling to raise an imaginative six-year-old daughter named Leah. Natalie's divorce was an ugly one, and she fears that Leah may have been traumatized by what she heard and saw. One day, Leah reports to her class at St. Stephen's Episcopal that she has just seen an angel. Her...

3 Days until Wonders Never Cease

Just three more days until Wonders Never Cease officially hits bookstores, though many of you have written to let me know you've already found it and read it. In fact, one of the most common comments I've been seeing in blog reviews of Wonders is, "This is a quick read." People seem to appreciate that, and that's fine with me, as long as they realize "This was a slow write" for me! I just received this thoughtful review from Georgiana Daniels:

"Deeper questions about faith, and being willing t...

Happy National Nurses Week!

Every year National Nurses Week is celebrated from May 6-12, concluding on the birthday of Florence Nightingale. If ever there was an overworked and underappreciated group of people, it's nurses--and they deserve to be recognized. One website expressed it this way:

"Are there Nurses in your life who have made a difference to you? Did a nurse make a loved one's death a little more bearable? Did a nurse come in and change someone's bandages when you couldn't? Did a nurse give you sample...

Hear my Wonders interview with WAMS

I had a great interview yesterday with Burke Allen of WAMS Blog Talk Radio in Washington DC. You can listen to the interview just by clicking below. Burke is a terrific guy and he had a list of really interesting questions about Wonders Never Cease. It was a lot of fun.

By the way, I got a nice little review of Wonders from Leah Courtney, who probably likes the book because one of the main characters is named Leah too! She writes:

"I enjoyed this book by Tim Downs…The characters in the book...

Wonders Never Cease available on audio!

Well, it's about time. After eight novels and three works of non-fiction (two of them co-authored with my brilliant and beautiful wife), Wonders Never Cease is the first of my books to be released in audio format. That's good news for all you auditory learners out there, including me. I love to listen to novels on my MP3 player when I'm working out (does anybody remember "books on tape"?). While everybody else in the gym is working out to their favorite iTunes download, I'm listening to my...

7 Days until Wonders Never Cease

Just 7 more days until Wonders Never Cease hits bookstores--though, as I mentioned in yesterday's post, the book is avaliable through Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com already. I'm hoping readers are up for something different this time, because this is a definite departure from my last three Bug Man novels. Wonders was a little bit of therapy for me; a guy can only take so much death and decomposition before he needs a break!

So far, readers seem to be loving the change of pace. I received a...