“Michael Perry is proud to be a Wisconsin writer. Even with a few bestsellers under his belt, Perry chooses to live and write in his hometown, New Auburn, Wisconsin. He writes with humor and grace about his life there in the books, “Population: 485,” and “Truck: A Love Story.” So, what’s life like, as a writer from the Midwest?”
That’s the lead-in to an interview this past weekend on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “To The Best Of Our Knowledge” with New Auburn resident Michael Perry. It was part of a program called “Kicking Off The Coasts” that looks at the rather frustrating accepted wisdom amongst New Yorkers and Angelinos that the East and West coasts are the centers of the literary and arts universe.
Here’s the link to either listen to or read the transcript of the archived segment:
http://ttbook.org/book/michael-perry-being-wisconsin-writer
Please visit the Council for Wisconsin Writers website at www.wiswriters.org