Brian and Josh discuss “Fruit Fly,” its darkly funny exploration of storytelling and exploitation, who gets to tell whose story, and the publishing industry’s appetite for trauma. Josh also reflects on sobriety, his former work as a mental-health nurse, queer representation, addiction, social media, and the major ending he rewrote shortly before publication.
TJ Klune on “We Burned So Bright,” Queer Love & His New Book, "The Stars Look Like Home"
We Burned So Bright; The Stars Look Like Home
TJ Klune talks with Brian about queer love at the end of the world in We Burned So Bright, revisiting Murmuration, and writing grief and companionship in The Stars Look Like Home.
