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Exploring Fathers, Sons, and the Lowcountry: Author Scott Gould on Peace Like a River (E173)
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In today’s episode, I’m joined by Scott Gould, award-winning author of the new novel Peace Like a River. Scott has published five additional books, including The Hammerhead Chronicles (winner of the Eric Hoffer Award for Fiction) and Things That Crash, Things That Fly (winner of the 2022 Memoir Prize for Books). His work has also earned a Next Generation Indie Book Award, an IPPY Award for Fiction, the Larry Brown Short Story Award, and the S.C. Arts Commission Artist Fellowship in Prose. He lives in San Souci, South Carolina, and teaches at the S.C. Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities.
Episode Highlights:
- How Peace Like a River lets readers experience South Carolina like locals.
- Why the Lowcountry remains Scott’s writing comfort zone.
- The generational themes of fathers and sons woven throughout the novel.
- The importance of setting as a character in storytelling.
- A sneak peek at Scott’s forthcoming book set in Northern Alabama.
- Scott’s book flight featuring short novels he loves.
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Show Notes
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Books and authors mentioned in the episode:
- Music of the Swamp by Lewis Nordan
- Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
- Jack Reacher series by Lee Child
- Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
- The Water Method Man by John Irving
- Ulysses by James Joyce
- Sophie’s Choice by William Styron
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins
- The Milagro Beanfield War by John Nichols
Book Flight
- Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail by Louise Shivers (1983)
- Edisto by Pagett Powell (1983)
- Norwood by Charles Portoise (1966)
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