Dining room tables brimming with turkeys, hams and assorted side dishes are on the minds of many Americans over the next few days. The vision of a sumptuous meal also drives the action in the new novel " " - the latest from award-winning Ohio writer . Pollock likes to focus on desperate characters pushed to extremes, whose stories play out in and around his hometown of Chillicothe, about an hour south of Columbus. ideastream's recently paid a visit to Pollock to learn more about what inspires his work.
Hear the interview with Donald Ray Pollock on Wednesday at 12:33 p.m. during Here & Now featuring the Sound of Applause on 90.3.
Donald Ray Pollock, author
