Donald Ray Pollock
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Author Interviews
Donald Ray Pollock On Finding Fiction Late In Life
The author worked in a paper mill and meatpacking plant for 32 years before becoming a writer. His second book The Devil All the Time, set in his hometown of Knockemstiff, Ohio, is now out in paperback.
New In Paperback
Scorched Earth: Zombie Wastelands, Midwestern Gothics And Climate Change
Novelist Colson Whitehead envisions zombies in Manhattan, while Donald Ray Pollock returns to gritty southern Ohio. In nonfiction, Ben Mezrich recounts the heist of moon rocks from NASA, and Mark Hertsgaard looks ahead to the next 50 years of climate change.
Three Books...
Devil In The Details: 3 Artful Tales Of Murder
by Bruce Machart
Why do gruesome stories draw us in? What is it about tales that chill us that we can't stay away from? Author Bruce Machart doesn't have the answers, but he does have three recommendations of books that explore the depths of human depravity.
Author Interviews
Donald Ray Pollock On Finding Fiction Late In Life
Donald Ray Pollock worked in a paper mill and meatpacking plant for 32 years before becoming a writer. His second book The Devil All the Time is set in his hometown of Knockemstiff, Ohio, where he says "nearly everyone was connected by blood through one godforsaken calamity or another."
Books
'Knockemstiff' Writer Pulls No Punches
by Scott Simon
In Donald Ray Pollock's first book — named after a real town in southern Ohio — characters are unloveable and raunchy — but compelling. Pollack's novel comes after a long career as a factory worker, where he dreamed of being a writer.
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