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Title: New Port Richey Author
Post by: Spalding on June 21, 2010, 09:22:15 AM

Last week I met John Brandon, a young, up and coming writer with a book coming out on McSweeney's next month. He's a native of New Port Richey. His book is set in a neighboring county in Gulf Coast Florida and includes mentions of sinkholes:

http://www.squarebooks.com/book/9781934781531 (http://www.squarebooks.com/book/9781934781531)

Title: Re: New Port Richey Author
Post by: LJ on June 30, 2010, 04:55:07 PM

Ah, Citrus County. The county where I turn off to hit up US 19 to go to Tallahassee. Have you read the book?

Title: Re: New Port Richey Author
Post by: fonpr on June 30, 2010, 11:08:47 PM

Quote from: aslanrec on June 30, 2010, 04:55:07 PM

Ah, Citrus County. The county where I turn off to hit up US 19 to go to Tallahassee. Have you read the book?

Soon after crossing over the ditch to nowhere.

Title: Re: New Port Richey Author
Post by: daveB from Oakland on December 02, 2010, 05:40:48 PM

He got interviewed by Jesse Thorpe:

http://maximumfun.org/sound-young-america/john-brandon-novelist-interview-sound-young-america (http://maximumfun.org/sound-young-america/john-brandon-novelist-interview-sound-young-america)

A quote from the interview: "Everywhere is strip malls nowadays, but I would go out on a limb and say that New Port Richey, Florida, is the strip-malliest of all".

Title: Re: New Port Richey Author
Post by: LJ on December 14, 2010, 06:57:11 PM

Quote from: daveB from Oakland on December 02, 2010, 05:40:48 PM

He got interviewed by Jesse Thorpe:

http://maximumfun.org/sound-young-america/john-brandon-novelist-interview-sound-young-america (http://maximumfun.org/sound-young-america/john-brandon-novelist-interview-sound-young-america)

A quote from the interview: "Everywhere is strip malls nowadays, but I would go out on a limb and say that New Port Richey, Florida, is the strip-malliest of all".

I agree.