79. Beauty and Terror: Kevin Hardcastle and Zak Jones in Conversation

These acclaimed, must-read new novels immerse readers in searing family dramas set in rural North American communities. With unforgettable storylines and breathtaking prose, they illuminate heartwrenching generational inheritances of pain and violence—as well as the love and resilience of those living on the edge. Three sisters fight for ownership of their dead father’s farm in Kevin Hardcastle’s propulsive and thrilling County Road Six; in the process, a long-buried family secret comes to light, revealing an unanticipated inheritance of violence. Following three generations living in isolated Appalachia, Zak Jones’ Fancy Gap is an unflinching look at the desperation that throws kerosene on the flames of opioid use, poverty, illness, and apocalyptic Christianity. They’ll speak about how they crafted these revelatory novels with attention and empathy.

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