Growing up as a kid in the 1950s, Danny Johnson liked to do two things: read books and work on his grandmother's farm. He's now combined his love for Southern literature with imagery from his upbringing in his debut novel, "" (Kensington Books/2016).
Host Frank Stasio talks with Johnson about his Southern adolescence and creating a story outside of his lived experience.
Johnson reads at in Durham at 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 4, in Raleigh at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 9, in Greensboro at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 10 andin Asheville at 3 p.m. on Sunday, August 28.
