Ep. 64: Caleb Johnson & Justin Jannise

Caleb Johnson claims he could score nine points in an NBA Finals game. Other fictions he's spun include his fantastic debut novel, TREEBORNE, which is set in his native Alabama. He and James talk about staying true to the storytelling tradition, writing in dialect, giving characters autonomy, and reading the right book at the right time. Then, Justin Jannise, editor of GULF COAST: A JOURNAL OF LITERATURE AND FINE ARTS.  

Caleb Johnson: https://www.calebjohnsonauthor.com/ 

Caleb and James discuss: 

Sewanee Writers' Conference 

Robbie! 

Alabama Booksmith 

Jake Reiss 

University of Wyoming 

Hernando de Soto 

Chilton Country, Alabama 

University of Alabama 

Rick Bragg 

THE SELMA-TIMES JOURNAL

DIRTY WORK by Larry Brown

Barry Hannah 

Cormac McCarthy 

William Gay

Daniel Woodrell 

BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 

THE MARS ROOM by Rachel Kushner 

Gabriel Garcia Marquez 

William Faulkner 

Lewis Nordan

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee  

TRAIN DREAMS by Denis Johnson   

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Justin Jannise of Gulf Coast: https://gulfcoastmag.org

Justin and James discuss: 

The University of Houston 

"The Figure a Poem Makes" by Robert Frost 

TREEBORNE by Caleb Johnson 

Donald Barthelme 

REDIVIDER 

"The Bear" by William Faulkner 

Phillip Lopate 

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