Every Wednesday at 7am east, it's a whole hour of Fiction Nation on Take Five, XM 155. A new time and a whole hour to talk to more authors about new and interesting books. There'll be a fresh conversation every week, plus we'll also go to the Back of the Stacks to revisit some amazing books and writers you may have missed the first time around. Right before Good Morning America, one hour of Fiction Nation starting 7am July 9th!
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Falling Under by Danielle Younge-Ullman. Are you tired of hearing about fiction that's 'raw and edgy,' but just turns out to be sort of dirty and gimmicky? Here's a debut novel that delivers, with a narrator who's afraid of just about everything except revealing herself on paper — there's a real element of 'I shouldn't be seeing this' in Younge-Ullman's work. The story of Mara, a talented painter so beset by her demons and fears that can she can barely leave her house, is set alongside the story of Mara's childhood, and I got the rare experience of both plunging forward with the story and stepping back to applaud the technical skill and bravery of the execution. Extreme, and extremely well done!
Click here to read the complete review
From the Back of the Stacks — This week I decided instead of pairing T. Lynn's book with a similarly themed mystery, to go in the opposite direction and revisit When We Get There. I spoke with author Shauna Seliy in November of 2007 about her almost mystical portrait of a young boy growing up in a dying coal town in Western Pennsylvania. Her voice is sensitive and passionate, and the book is gorgeous. Incidentally, the paperback title of this book was changed to The Trials and Tribulations of Lucas Lessar, but it looks like the hard and softcovers are both available from Amazon.
Read my original review here.
That's this week on Fiction Nation.
**A Little Something We Didn't Have Room for on XM**
Face Value #8 — The post-wedding wrap up: Well, the wedding was a success, and I finally have a minute to catch my breath and think about the past few months... Read the rest here.
Remember when but not what? All reviews are now listed by airdate.
And remember, if you have comments about the show, you can email me at fiction@xmradio.com.
