Dean nodded, he'd vaguely heard of the man but the novels didn't really interest him. "Yeah, I've not really read anything of his, but if there are going to be crowds, I don't know..." he trailed off knowing he wouldn't have to explain his aversion to large crowds to Seamus.
"Oh, hang on is this the new book that's about the disease?" he asked, he remembered seeing some sort of advertising for it somewhere. Not exactly a cheerful topic for a book and Dean tended to feel he had enough practise at not being cheerful all on his own, he didn't really need a book to help him along the way.
"At least it will all be done after Saturday though, right?" he said before taking another generous swallow of his pint.