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Mar 15, 2022 · Acclaimed author Barry Gifford’s most recent book, “The Boy Who Ran Away to Sea,” takes readers through the fictional childhood of Roy Colby as told through a series of short stories....
- Erica Flint
If you’re not reading Gifford, you are missing out on one of the most original voices currently publishing in the American scene. So let’s get our listicle on and take a look at 10 reasons why you should be reading Barry Gifford right fucking now!
His books include Gravesend, which was nominated for the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in France and shortlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger in the UK; The Lonely Witness, which was nominated for the Hammett Prize and the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière; A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself, an Amazon Best Book in 2019 ...
Jan 25, 2015 · Gifford will sign copies of “The Up-Down” at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Lemuria Books in Jackson. Looking back, in what ways did your childhood help shape your future as a writer?
Dec 1, 2014 · Barry Gifford’s novel Wild at Heart turns twenty-five this year. It tells the story of Sailor and Lula, two young lovers on the lam, driving their ’75 Bonneville convertible toward a better life but finding the violent reality of America instead.
Dec 4, 2015 · Barry Gifford Is America’s Offbeat Dostoevsky. We caught up with the novelist, poet, and frequent David Lynch collaborator to talk about his new book 'Writers' and what it’s been like working...
Jun 28, 2021 · Since 2019, the prolific novelist, poet and screenwriter has had three new collections of his prior work come out—Sailor & Lula: The Complete Novels, an expanded edition of his most iconic series; Southern Nights, as an omnibus volume containing three early novels; and Roy’s World: Stories 1973–2020, which collects, for the first time, all of hi...
