This week we’re discussing the ritualistic habits and ornamental traditions

of the literary life. Every writer has a specific pattern to which they

construction their literary tomes, and Douglas Kennedy is no different.

Some hide from the world. Some seek inspiration through travel. Kennedy

found himself immersed in “The Great Wide Open” a novel that to nearly

three years to hit the book shelves. I got a chance to sit down with

Douglas Kennedy in Manhattan to ask him how this novel came to fruition.