Lily King’s newest, Heart the Lover, is a sparing, funny, painful and beautiful novel about the first loves we have, and how they never really let go. The humanity, joy and sadness of the novel will keep you turning pages and keep the characters with you long after you have closed the book. We talk to her about her inspirations, her struggles in writing this book and how she triumphed over difficulty in how to end the novel (no spoilers, promise). We also talk to Dixon Books in Natchez Mississippi, less than 24 hours from their grand opening, a first for us. Join us to talk all things books and bookstores...
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Books mentioned on this week's episode:
Heart the Lover by Lily King
Writers & Lovers by Lily King
Euphoria by Lily King
Five Tuesdays in Winter: Stories by Lily King
Father of the Rain by Lily King
The Pleasing Hour by Lily King
The English Teacher by Lily King
Coconuts for the Saint by Debra Sparks
Different Seasons by Stephen King
Independent People by Halldor Laxness
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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