Fiction: Jess Walter and Clay McLeod Chapman
Program (21 minutes)
Dana Brett's Rack by Jess Walter, read by Cotter Smith
oldsmobile by Clay McLeod Chapman, read by Guy Boyd
New River Fiction is proud to present two outstanding pieces of short fiction by two remarkable contemporary writers. Jess Walter is the author of five novels and one nonfiction book. His work has been translated into more than 20 languages and his essays, short fiction, criticism and journalism have been widely published, in Details, Playboy, Newsweek, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and many others. His novel THE ZERO was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Award, the 2007 PEN Center Literary Award and the 2007 LA Times Book Prize, and winner of the 2007 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award. Citizen Vince was awarded the 2005 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best novel. Dana Brett
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