"The Wildfire Season," the movie

Over at the awkwardly-named My Book, The Movie blog, Andrew Pyper explains the characteristics of the lead in the film version of his latest novel, The Wildfire Season:

[no] pretty boys or old hams.... what's required is old-fashioned masculinity, a man for whom actions speak louder than his words.

A couple of actors who made the shortlist:

• Clive Owen
• Russell Crowe

Read a fuller description of the character and see who tops Andrew's casting list.

Previously on My Book, The Movie:

• Alex Beam's Gracefully Insane
• Anya Ulinich, Petropolis
• Allison Burnett's Christopher

--Marshal Zeringue