April 17, 2007

Cormac McCarthy conference

Knoxville author Cormac McCarthy has spent his entire career avoiding the spotlight. So fans of McCarthy were surprised to hear that his latest novel "The Road" will soon be one of Oprah Winfrey's Book Club selections. Even more surprising is the news that the famously reclusive author may appear in a televised interview with Winfrey. Chris Walsh is a lecturer in the University of Tennessee English department and a renowned authority on McCarthy's books, many of which take place in Knoxville. Walsh tells WUOT's Chrissy Keuper that McCarthys reclusive nature may have cost him some readers over the years...Listen Now

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