Marlon James on MOON WITCH, SPIDER KING
\u201cThere's a reason why all our old stories are fantastical and mythological, and why our fairy tales are so old. Because I think there is something in these mythologies and these folklore stories that tell us something about ourselves. And we've always done it, we've always put it into fantastical to explain the real.\u201d Marlon James returns with\xa0Moon Witch, Spider King,\xa0the second installment of his Dark Star trilogy, and this time, Sogolon the witch is center stage. Marlon joins us on the show to talk about the reality behind fantasy and the fantasy behind reality, false starts, his fascination with court intrigue, WWBD? (What Would Boo Do?), handing the story over to his characters, his playlist and his podcast (Marlon and Jake Read Dead People), and more.
Featured books:
Moon Witch, Spider King\xa0by Marlon James
Black Leopard, Red Wolf\xa0by Marlon James
Wolf Hall\xa0by Hilary Mantel
Restoration\xa0by Rose Tremain
Behind the Beautiful Forevers\xa0by Katherine Boo
East of Eden\xa0by John Steinbeck
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