Ep. 33: Nickolas Butler & Agent Rob McQuilkin

Nickolas and James have an honest conversation about the publishing industry and Nickolas's young career, which has featured three great books, including his most recent novel, THE HEARTS OF MEN. They touch on subjects ranging from how Nickolas started taking writing seriously to becoming an Eagle Scout to attending Iowa to Gordon Lightfoot to Cormac McCarthy's table tennis skills. Plus, Nickolas's agent Rob McQuilkin. 

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Nickolas Butler: http://nickolasbutler.com/

Nickolas and James discuss:

Iowa Writers' Workshop 

Square Books 

Cormac McCarthy 

Canterbury Booksellers 

Jim Harrison 

POACHERS by Tom Franklin 

THE NEW VALLEY by Josh Weil 

IN THE LOYAL MOUNTAINS by Rick Bass 

Dean Bakopoulos 

Jeremiah Chamberlin 

LORD OF THE FLIES by William Golding 

Kent Haruf

JIM THE BOY by Tony Earley

FIGHT CLUB by Chuck Palahniuk 

Rob McQuilkin: http://www.mmqlit.com/

Rob and James Discuss: 

EO Wilson 

Louisa May Alcott 

Jhumpa Lahiri 

THE HEARTS OF MEN by Nickolas Butler 

SHOTGUN LOVESONGS by Nickolas Butler 

BENEATH THE BONFIRE by Nickolas Butler 

PLOUGHSHARES 

OUTSIDE VALENTINE by Liza Ward 

Maria Massie 

Megan Lynch

Tom Perrotta 

Peter Ho Davies 

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