Joshua Ferris on A CALLING FOR CHARLIE BARNES
\u201cI love it, when, as a reader, I am surprised by the way people behave, you know that you're aghast and shocked and standing back a little bit. And I love it even more when I'm writing it, when I have tapped into a sense that I'm not in control of this guy, either.\u201d We\u2019ve been fans of Joshua Ferris since his very funny and acclaimed 2007 debut,\xa0Then We Came to the End\xa0\u2014 and he had us howling with laughter as we read his latest,\xa0A Calling for Charlie Barnes. Joshua joins us on the show to talk about second chances and whether or not people can change, family mythology, writing comedy without losing sight of his characters, and more.
Featured books:\xa0A Calling for Charlie Barnes\xa0and\xa0Then We Came to the End\xa0by Joshua Ferris and\xa0To the Lighthouse\xa0by Virginia Woolf.
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