Tk With James Scott

Chris and James go through Chris's life from set maker and creator of latex fish to author of the brilliant GOLDEN DELICIOUS and HOW TO KEEP YOUR VOLKSWAGEN ALIVE. They talk about how writers want to hear from you, how random kindnesses led to their careers, and how Chris came upon his writing style. Then, Kim Liao discusses her essay "Why You Should Aim for 100 Rejections a Year", which was published on lithub.com.      CHRIS AND JAMES DISCUSS: Powell's Books Kevin Sampsell  Boris Vian  JESUS' SON by Denis Johnson  HOUSEKEEPING by Marilynne Robinson TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA by Richard Brautigan THE FAERIE QUEENE by Edmund Spenser Sam Shepard Harold Pinter Caryl Churchill Spalding Gray A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dixon BIG RIVER: THE ADVENTURE OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN by Roger Miller Geoffrey Wolff Tobias Wolff Jayne Anne Phillips Margot Livesey Junot Diaz George Saunders CIVILWARLAND IN BAD DECLINE by George Saunders DOGWALKER by Arthur Bradford Andre Dubus Andre Dubus III Arielle Greenberg Mary Caponegro Cheryl