Adam Ross

About this episode

Elin Hilderbrand hosts a live conversation with Adam Ross at the Nantucket Book Festival discussing contemporary fiction and storytelling.

This bonus episode features the live conversation with your host, Elin Hilderbrand, at the Nantucket Book Festival with Adam Ross, author of Playworld. Playworld is one of Elin’s favorite books she has read in a decade. Adam is the acclaimed author of Mr. Peanut and renowned editor of the Sewanee Review. Sure to be a conversation to remember, these two masters of their craft have much to discuss about contemporary fiction, the publishing industry, and the art of storytelling. A Special ...

People in this episode

Host: Elin Hilderbrand

Guest: Adam Ross

Topics covered

• contemporary fiction
• publishing industry
• storytelling
• author conversation
• literature

Keywords

• Elin Hilderbrand
• Adam Ross
• Playworld
• Mr. Peanut
• Nantucket Book Festival
• storytelling
• publishing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sewanee Review

Books & works: Playworld, Mr. Peanut

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