Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Joe Hill

I've written elsewhere about my enthusiasm for Joe Hill's debut novel, Heart-Shaped Box.

Bob Minzesheimer recently interviewed Hill -- and assorted friends and family -- for USA Today.

Part of what Hill revealed about himself:

Hill says his father [Stephen King] and his wife, Leanora, remain his first readers. They often agree on what he should cut out. (At lunch, Hill says, "You may have noticed — I tend to go on.") He adds, "You know what they say about marrying your mother? I married my father."
Read the entire article.

--Marshal Zeringue