Lily King’s newest, Heart the Lover, is a sparing, funny, painful and beautiful novel about the first loves we have, and how they never really let go. The humanity, joy and sadness of the novel will keep you turning pages and keep the characters with you long after you have closed the book.  We talk to her about her inspirations, her struggles in writing this book and how she triumphed over difficulty in how to end the novel (no spoilers, promise). We also talk to Dixon Books in Natchez Mississippi, less than 24 hours from their grand opening, a first for us.  Join us to talk all things books and bookstores...

Find books mentioned on The Book Case:

Heart the Lover by Lily King

Writers & Lovers by Lily King

Euphoria by Lily King

Five Tuesdays in Winter: Stories by Lily King

Father of the Rain by Lily King

The Pleasing Hour by Lily King

The English Teacher by Lily King

Coconuts for the Saint by Debra Sparks

Different Seasons by Stephen King

Independent People by Halldor Laxness

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard

The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez

My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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