Richard Russo is the author of Mohawk, The Risk Pool, Straight Man, Nobody's Fool, and Empire Falls, which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and a collection of stories, The Whore's Child. He and his wife live in coastal Maine.
Interviews
Bethanne Patrick talks with Richard Russo about his latest book, That Old Cape Magic.
Bethanne Patrick interviews Richard Russo about the Catholic themes in his writing and his new book Bridge of Sighs.
Bethanne Patrick interviews Richard Russo about his career writing about class and his new book Bridge of Sighs.
Blog Posts
Submitted by Bethanne on Sat, 02/27/2010 - 1:37pm Giveaway: Let Us Now Praise Two Famous Male Authors
Pete Dexter and Richard Russo are two of contemporary literature's best, and I've been fortunate to meet them both in person. They are both quite different -- Dexter is sardonic, Russo ebullient; Dexter lives mainly in Arizona, while Russo lives mostly in Maine -- yet they do have a few similarities, including their mustaches and their ways of capturing the American Male.
Ten of you, randomly selected, will receive copies of both Dexter's "Spooner" and Russo's "That Old Cape Magic," as long as you leave an answer below in the Comments to this question:
What's one defining quality or trait of that singular species, The American Male?
This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to the winners:
Lauren T.Olivia M.Michele H.Dawn R.Roseann K.Suzanne M.Rafael F.Alisa R.Lisa S.
Submitted by Bethanne on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 8:30am A Conversation with Richard Russo -- in audio
If I could only have one guest on The Book Studio every week, it would be Richard Russo. Not just because he's one of the masters of contemporary American literature; not just because he's funny and affable; not just because he's smart and well read -- but because he champions other writers. If we ever ran out of things to talk about in Russo's life and oeuvre (doubtful), we could simply turn the conversation to the work of new, unpublished, and promising fiction writers.
Read more »In Which I Refute the Claim that Richard Russo Is a Misogynist
In the August 5, 2009 issue of NEWSWEEK, Jennie Yabroff has an article titled Is Author Richard Russo a Misogynist?” in which she claims to show that Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling novelist Richard Russo…is a misogynist. (I believe this makes her title rhetorical, but I will leave that for composition teachers to debate.)
Read more »Olsson's Best of 2007
Please forgive my tardy posting this week; it's holiday madness, still, for me (and probably many of you, too). But I definitely wanted to share Alexis Akre's (Head Buyer and General Manager for Olsson's Books) Best of 2007 book picks with you. I've read half of her list, and am eager to read the other half. Is one of your own 2007 faves here? Please leave a comment and tell us! Is one of your own 2007 faves not here? Please leave a comment and tell us! OK, you get the idea. Now, for Akre's list:
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Submitted by Bethanne on Fri, 10/26/2007 - 11:04am A Conversation with Richard Russo: Part II -- Of Destiny and Grace
"I think it's the language of Catholicism that stays with me," says Richard Russo in this second part of my interview with him about his new novel 'Bridge of Sighs.' Like many of his characters, Russo was raised as a Roman Catholic, and the powerful words of that religion's dogma -- grace, for example -- run throughout this book. However, the most powerful theme of 'Bridge of Sighs' might be belief in general.
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Submitted by Bethanne on Wed, 10/24/2007 - 3:02pm A Conversation with Richard Russo: Part I -- Writing About Class
It's a long way from Thomaston, New York to Venice, Italy -- unless you go by way of the book jacket for 'Bridge of Sighs,' Richard Russo's lyrical new novel.
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Submitted by Bethanne on Mon, 10/22/2007 - 3:36pm "Bridge of Sighs" by Richard Russo
Where do you start with an author like Richard Russo? He won the Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for 'Empire Falls,' a book many authors would gladly sacrifice their entire bibliographies to have written.
Read more »Literature Map
On the Literature Map, the closer two authors are located next to each other, the more likely that a person will like both of them. The map is experimental and based on the input of users. (We think it's kind of neat!)
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