Keynote speaker David Joy discusses the importance of place in Southern literature.
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Keynote speaker David Joy discusses the importance of place in Southern literature.
David Joy’s latest novel, “When These Mountains Burn,” offers an unflinching look at addiction, family ties and loss. The book will be published Tuesday, Aug. 18.
“We’re losing our mountains to unrestricted land development, tourism and gentrification,” says author David Joy, a sentiment echoed in his latest novel, ‘The Line That Held Us.’
N.C. author David Joy’s new His new novel, Where All Light Tends to Go, has garnered comparisons to “Breaking Bad,” “Sons of Anarchy” and “Justified.”