This week, host Brittany Luse chats with author and culture critic Brandon Taylor about his latest novel, The Late Americans. The book is set in Iowa City and follows several characters pursuing love, art and the promise of prosperity. They discuss what’s so American about The Late Americans, and how it’s a departure from what’s currently seen as fashionable in fiction.
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