In this episode, we sit down with James Wade and discuss his first novel, All Things Left Wild, and his upcoming book River, Sing Out (to be released on 6/8/2021). We also visit about favorite authors, books, writing styles, life on the road, upcoming works, and a myriad of other things. We really enjoyed this conversation and know you will, too! Thank you to James for joining us.

You can find James on Instagram or on his website.

James Wade lives and writes in the Texas Hill Country with his wife and daughter. His debut novel, All Things Left Wild, won the 2021 Spur Award for Best Historical Novel and the Reading the West Award for Best Debut Fiction. His second novel, River, Sing Out, will be released June 8, 2021 by Blackstone Publishing. James is a winner of the Writers’ League of Texas Manuscript Contest, and a finalist of the Tethered by Letters Short Fiction Contest.

Prior to his fiction career, James spent five years as a journalist in East Texas, served as a legislative director at the Texas State Capitol, and worked as a lobbyist on behalf of water conservation in Texas.

James is represented by Mark Gottlieb with Trident Media Group.

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