As he prepares to follow up his novels A LAND MORE KIND THAN HOME and THIS DARK ROAD TO MERCY, Wiley Cash tells James how touring, independent booksellers, and sales reps worked together to make him a success. They talk about Southern fiction, writing about place, and the subject of his next book, due out Fall 2017. Then, past guests give recommendations for 2016.

Wiley and James discuss:

The Odyssey Bookshop

BEAUTIFUL RUINS by Jess Walter

BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK by Ben Fountain

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS WITH CHE GUEVARA by Ben Fountain

Thomas Wolfe

Charles Chesnutt

Nat Sobel (agent)

CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW

ELLEN FOSTER by Kaye Gibbons

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee

I AM ONE OF YOU FOREVER by Fred Chappell

Ernest Gaines

Clyde Edgerton

Jill McCorkle

Woody Guthrie

Ella May Wiggins

Pete Seeger

James Fenimore Cooper

Frank Norris

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Sarah Domet Recommends:

SHOUTING WON'T HELP by Katherine Bouton

THE NIX by Nathan Hill

THIS IS HOW IT ALWAYS IS by Laurie Frankel

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Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes Recommends:

QUEEN OF THE NIGHT by Alexander Chee

HERE COMES THE SUN by Nicole Dennis-Benn

THE WINTERLINGS by Cristina Sanchez-Andrade

LAND OF LOVE AND RUINS by Oddny Eir

MARGARET THE FIRST by Danielle Dutton

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Jesse Donaldson Recommends:

THE FAR EMPTY by J. Todd Scott

BUTCHER'S CROSSING by John Williams

LONESOME DOVE by Larry McMurtry

HOMEGOING by Yaa Gyasi

BORN TO RUN by Bruce Springsteen

THE GIFT by Lewis Hyde

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Howard Axelrod Recommends:

MOBY DICK by Herman Melville

THE WEST WING (tv show)

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Laura van den Berg Recommends:

WHAT IS YOURS IS NOT YOURS by Helen Oyeyemi

WE SHOW WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED by Clare Beams

THE UNFINISHED WORLD by Amber Sparks

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Mona Awad Recommends:

HAGSEED by Margaret Atwood

IN-BETWEEN DAYS by Teva Harrison

THE VEGETARIAN by Han Kang

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Daniel Torday Recommends:

Rebecca Curtis's short stories including "The Christmas Miracle"

GET IN TROUBLE by Kelly Link

FOR THE TIME BEING by Annie Dillard

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