Doctor B., Bluegrass and Fiction

We became acquainted with Dr. Tom Bibey a couple of years ago, when we shared a lunch table at a literary conference with him and his agent. Dr. B., as he is known on his blog, is a self-described “bluegrass physician novelist.” His book, The Mandolin Case, was published last year. We have the very first copy sold through Amazon. Autographed.

On his blog last week, Dr. B. commented on why he puts so much time and effort into writing, and playing the bluegrass mandolin, when his days are so full with his first career, family practice medicine. Seems some person criticized him for having a second career instead of concentrating on medicine. Dr. B. made this the subject of an explanatory post, “To Be The Best Dr. B I Can Be.” His position is that only by stretching himself into the arts can he keep perspective, and be the best he can be in other areas.

I’m with Dr. B. on that thought, and commented to that effect. You go, Doc.

Buy the book, you will be delighted. And sometime in the next year or two, there will be a second. You can read about that, too, on his blog.

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