Steve talks to novelist Peter Ferry about inspiration and his books "Old Heart" (2015 Chicago Novel of the Year) and "Travel Writing: A Novel." They have a candid conversation about what it's like to be a novelist when you're not a mega-seller like Stephen King.

Pete has great stories about:

• his former teacher, Walter Tevis ("The Hustler")
• his former student, novelist Dave Eggers
• Kurt Vonnegut's advice for aspiring writers
• Annie Lamott's "Bird by Bird"
• Novelist John Fowles ("The French Lieutenant's Woman")
• The inspiration for both his novels
• What it takes to get a novel published
• His brush with Hollywood 

Our theme music is by Mike Bode

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