HeyJaredA Country Boy Can Surmise
Musings from New York Times bestselling novelist and journalist Silas House.
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The Roots Took Hold (opens the original)
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“Be a good boy, remember; and be kind to animals and birds, and read all you can.” —Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure<img alt="" class="sizing-normal
When the Heart is Generous (opens the original)
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Note: This is part of a series of posts about the influences on my forthcoming novel, The Tulip Poplars. This post was already written and in the queue to be published here before the passing of my friend, and our modern prophet, Wendell Berry. One of the things I was most looking forward to was him reading this new book because I was so hoping for his approval of how I wrote about tobacco farming and tree protection. I always wanted his approval above all other writers. I am runnin
Lights, Words, Action (opens the original)
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Note: We don’t have enough love stories these days, so I wrote one. In my forthcoming novel, The Tulip Poplars, I follow two couples—one gay, one interacial—who are up against tremendous odds to be together. I always wanted to write a sweeping, epic story, and in The Tulip Poplars I finally managed to do it. In a series of posts between now and publication date (October 13) I’ll be talking about the influences and inspirations for the novel. This time I’m looking at the influence of cinema on th
Longing and Belonging (opens the original)
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Note: We don’t have enough romance these days, so I wrote one. In my forthcoming novel, The Tulip Poplars, I follow two couples—one gay, one interacial—who are up against tremendous odds to be together. I always wanted to write a sweeping, epic story, and in The Tulip Poplars I finally managed to do it. In a series of posts between now and publication date (October 13) I’ll be talking about the influences and inspirations for the novel. This time I’m looking at The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies
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