Kevin Wilson’s fifth book, the novel NOTHING TO SEE HERE, is a perfect combination of everything that made his previous work so singular: the humor and edge of THE FAMILY FANG, the intensity of his short fiction, and the heart and earnestness of PERFECT LITTLE WORLD. He and James talk depicting basketball, writing being fun and versatile, keeping it short, and lacking a radar for weirdness. Plus, Ecco executive editor Zachary Wagman.
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Kevin’s work mentioned: “Blowing up on the Spot,” PERFECT LITTLE WORLD, TUNNELING TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, THE FAMILY FANG, Buzzfeed essay.
Kevin and James discuss:
PLOUGHSHARES
Laura van den Berg
Lee Boudreaux
Harry Potter
The Southern Voices Festival
“A to B” from A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD by Jennifer Egan
Caki Wilkinson
Latina Davis
Kim Woodley
Grundy County
Franklin County
Kansas State
University of Florida
Patrick Ewing
Hakeem Olajuwon
Kevin McHale
THE DART LEAGUE KING by Keith Lee Morris
“Boys Town” by Jim Shepard
Harvard University
THE NEW YORKER
Calvin Trillin
WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE by Shirley Jackson
A MEMBER OF THE WEDDING by Carson McCullers
MRS. CALIBAN by Rachel Ingalls
GOODBYE, VITAMIN by Rachel Khong
TREASURE ISLAND!!! by Sara Levine
BAD MARIE by Marcy Dermansky
THE LONGSHOT by Katie Kitamura
TRAIN DREAMS by Denis Johnson
Christine Schutt
Steven Millhauser
Larry Bird
Johnny Storm, “The Human Torch”
Julie Barer
Ecco
Greensboro Review
Nicole Kidman
Keith Urban
Christopher Walken
Ryan Call
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Zachary Wagman: @zackwagman
Zack and James discuss:
THE FAMILY FANG
BABY, YOU’RE GONNA BE MINE
PERFECT LITTLE WORLD
Saturday Night Live
ALA
The Lead Read
The Today Show
Vintage
Crown
Dennis Lehane
Dan Halpern
Hogarth
Knopf
New England Patriots
Gillian Flynn
Pulitzer Prize
Nobel Prize
YOUR HOUSE WILL PAY by Steph Cha
COLD STORAGE by David Koepp