New Port Richey Author

[Spalding]

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

[LJ]

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

[fonpr]

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.

[daveB from Oakland]

He got interviewed by Jesse Thorpe:

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".

[LJ]

He got interviewed by Jesse Thorpe:

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.