As he prepares to follow up his novels A LAND MORE KIND THAN HOME and THIS DARK ROAD TO MERCY, Wiley Cash tells James how touring, independent booksellers, and sales reps worked together to make him a success. They talk about Southern fiction, writing about place, and the subject of his next book, due out Fall 2017. Then, past guests give recommendations for 2016.
Wiley and James discuss:
The Odyssey Bookshop
BEAUTIFUL RUINS by Jess Walter
BILLY LYNN’S LONG HALFTIME WALK by Ben Fountain
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS WITH CHE GUEVARA by Ben Fountain
Thomas Wolfe
Charles Chesnutt
Nat Sobel (agent)
CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW
ELLEN FOSTER by Kaye Gibbons
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee
I AM ONE OF YOU FOREVER by Fred Chappell
Ernest Gaines
Clyde Edgerton
Jill McCorkle
Woody Guthrie
Ella May Wiggins
Pete Seeger
James Fenimore Cooper
Frank Norris