Episode 120: Novelist Spotlight #120: From the badlands to House of Sand and Fog with Andre Dubus III

Novelist Spotlight

Andre Dubus III — bestselling author of nine books including “House of Sand and Fog,” “The Garden of Last Days,” “Bluesman” and the memoir “Townie” — is out with his latest novel, “Such Kindness.” Dubus was a finalist for the National Book Award (for “House of Sand and Fog”), has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, The National Magazine Award for Fiction, Two Pushcart Prizes, and an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature. His books are published in more than 25 languages, and he teaches full-time at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Fontaine, a modern dancer, and their three children.

We discuss:

>> His hardscrabble upbringing

>> Boxing, bullying and aversion to violence

>> Andre Dubus II

>> The mystical writing experience

>> Affinity for Persian culture

>> Getting discovered by Oprah Winfrey

>> Forthcoming work

>> Teaching writing

>> Etc.

Learn more about Andre Dubus III here: https://www.andredubus.com

Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol, author of “Lolita Firestone: A Supernatural Novel,” “Family Recipes: A Novel About Italian Culture, Catholic Guilt and the Culinary Crime of the Century” and “Hardwood: A Novel About College Basketball and Other Games Young Men Play.” Buy them on any major bookselling site. Write to Mike Consol at [e-mail]. We hope you will subscribe and share the link with any family, friends or colleagues who might benefit from this program.