ARTS & CULTURE
By the BOOK POLICE LIEUTENANT’S NEW BOOK RELEASE BRINGS SENSE OF HUMOR IN TOUGH TIMES
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BY ERINNE MAGEE
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT GOT WARRANTS IS HOW YOU’RE ABLE TO SHOW READERS THAT LIFE DOESN’T NEED TO BE TAKEN SO SERIOUSLY. WITH SO MUCH HAPPENING IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW, WHAT’S YOUR ADVICE IN FINDING HUMOR WHEN LIFE FEELS HEAVY? As far back as I can remember, laughing took up residence in my life. Has it always been acceptable? Nope. Not with teachers during my formative years in school, nor was it accepted from the back pew of churches when my dad was in the pulpit. I’ve been able to find humor in some very dreadful and horrific moments of my life, and I firmly believe it’s the one common thread that has
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here’s a breath of fresh air found in Tim Cotton’s writing. With an innate ability to give life to the ordinary, he teaches us how to laugh with compassion while turning the pages of his latest book “Got Warrants?” The book is an extension of the writings that brought the Bangor Police Department’s Facebook page to a national audience. Written by Cotton, the page has since gained 327k followers. That’s led to a multi-book deal with Down East books for TC, as he signs off his posts, and a fanbase that will road trip across the country in hopes of catching a glimpse of him — or at least the Duck of Justice — at the downtown station. And now the cop-turnedwriter is turning his attention to something new: novel writing.
