And there's so much that's fascinating and good about it, and writing a novel during the pandemic with my friend louise penny, it was just a total treat, it was so much fun to have a chance to collaborate with her, to do something i had never done before. using her extraordinary writing ability, her creativity, and my experience and some of my ideas. i don't think we could've done it if it hadn't have been during the pandemic, rachel. . because it was just so all consuming, and it's been terrific, and i love the fact that we were able to do it together, and they you know, a lot of people seem ...