This weekend, I attended the Ninth Annual Civil Procedure Workshop (#CPW9) at the venerable law school formerly known (until just last year) as the Hastings College of Law (now UC Law), and one of my favorite works hands down at this year’s conference was a totally unexpected one: a forthcoming non-fiction novel authored by one of my esteemed law professor colleagues. She shared an extended excerpt from her literary creation with us but asked us not to reveal any details about her new book until it is published, since one part of her story involves a law case that is still pending before the courts. All I am going to say (for now) is that, based on what I have read thus far, my colleague and new friend is not only one hell of a good storyteller; she is also an inspiration: I hope to follow in her literary footsteps next fall, when I will be on sabbatical to finish writing my own “law and pop culture” book.