Jay Parini: One of the hallmarks that I respect and try to emulate about you is on my podcast, I don't like to ever have an author on when I haven't read his or her book. You taught me some hacks and tricks, one of which was read the acknowledgments, read the last chapter, when you can't read the whole thing. He says he might have made a faux pas by sending Joe copies of his books but it's not clear if he'll read them. "How can I not seem slimy salesmany when I say, as I describe in my book? That definitely wake up to that"

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