The Michael Knowles Show "You're WRONG Knowles!" After That, The Dark | Andrew Klavan
Nov 30, 2025
Andrew Klavan, a novelist known for his gripping crime and thriller fiction, joins to dive deep into intriguing literary discussions. He shares the origin of his book title, After That, The Dark, inspired by Tennyson's poem about death. The conversation highlights how fiction can expand the imagination and its role in culture, touching on the often overlooked significance of arts in conservative thought. Klavan also contrasts high art with American genre strengths like musicals and argues for the value of pop culture and new media.
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Fiction Enlarges Your Imagination
- Reading fiction enlarges the imagination and helps you perceive the world in a bigger way.
- Andrew Klavan argues fiction refreshes the soul and reveals patterns you otherwise miss.
Epiphany Reading The Woman in White
- Klavan recounts reading The Woman in White and realizing how to fuse complexity with pace.
- That moment taught him to turn Victorian novels into fast American thrillers.
The Arts Remain A Cultural Battleground
- Conservatives reclaimed news media but still lag in reclaiming the arts and Hollywood.
- Andrew Klavan warns the cultural battleground of art remains largely in leftist hands.
