In her harrowing novel, OUR HEARTS WILL BURN US DOWN, Anne Valente creates a portrait of trauma and the grief that follows. She and James discuss depicting violence, point of view, why drawer novels should never be published, the moments when they wondered if they should pursue something other than writing, and how music tastes may reveal more about characters than anything else. Plus, Emily Nemens talks about her work as co-editor and prose editor at THE SOUTHERN REVIEW.
Anne Valente
Anne and James Discuss:
Aimee Bender
Haruki Murakami
The Dzanc Books Prize for Fiction
Dan Wickett
DARK SHADOWS dir by Tim Burton
Jamie Quatro
AND THEN WE CAME TO THE END by Joshua Ferris
Steve Bartman
Nine Inch Nails
The Pixies
The Cure
KILL BILL, VOL. 1
The Dave Matthews Band
Blues Traveler
The Clash
Widespread Panic
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Emily and James discuss:
Bret Lott
Jeanne Leiby
The Center For Architecture
Cara Blue Adams
Jill McCorkle
James Lee Burke
“Solee” by Crystal Hana Kim
PEN AMERICA BEST DEBUT SHORT STORIES 2017