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“At a svelte 224 pages, it’s Wilson’s tightest, funniest, most moving novel yet.”
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“* Sam Axelrod: The bulk of Fail Sons is a cross country trip from Arizona to the East Coast.”
“(Many people knew.) I started writing it right after my first son was born.”
“As someone who’s clearly invested in the art of the sentence, have you felt pressure to inject plot into your books?”
“Your first novel, Flatscreen , could be considered your least high-concept book.”
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“You have two sons, and I imagine there must be a big dividing line for you: before kids and after kids.”
“There are so many books by women that explore this subject, and I think it’s one that men tend to shy away from, maybe because it’s such a vulnerable thing to write about, even in fiction.”
“There are so many other ways our bodies can fail us beyond just heart attacks and flaccid penises!”
“All that said, while Scott isn’t yet a parent, Nick is, and though he isn’t the narrator, I don’t think I could have written his character if I didn’t have kids.”
“AW: I’d never write a Yankees fan—it would be too hard to empathize.”
“I have no idea beyond my tendency to self-sabotage.”
“Your narrator is a Knicks fan.”
“The pandemic screwed up everyone’s lives in different ways.”
“Their novels are filled with narrative twists and turns, but I wouldn’t say they’re high concept.”
“Though everyone in his films has really nice clothes, which might make up for the lack of sex.”
“I guess it’s also because I like talky, indie films where nothing happens beyond sex and conversation.”
“How did you inhabit such a radically different perspective?”
“I find plot difficult, but I enjoy the challenge, and I find satisfaction in tweaking the narrative beats.”
“SA: Similarly, I know you’re a Celtics fan.”
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