Welcome to The Write Question, a program that explores the world of writing and publishing in the western United States. Our guest today is author Ron Carlson from Irvine, California.

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Carlson was born in Utah and raised in Salt Lake City. His nine works of fiction include his new novel Five Skies. Carlson’s accolades include Pushcart and O’Henry Prizes and a National Society of Arts and Letters Literature award. He is also the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Carlson is the newly named director of the Graduate MFA Program in Fiction at the University of California at Irvine.

Excerpt from "Five Skies: A Novel." Text and a link to an audio file of an excerpt read by Ron Carlson

FYI: New Books From Regional Authors and Publishers

New fiction includes Austenland, by Shannon Hale of Salt Lake City, Utah.

If you’re interested in poetry, look for Hinge, by Kathleen Lynch from Sacramento, California.

For more information about new books, contact your favorite bookseller or library.

And here’s some wisdom from Dr. Seuss:
“The more that you read,
the more things you will know.
The more that you learn,
The more places you’ll go.”

The Write Question is produced by Chérie Newman.

Executive producer, Michael Marsolek.

Special thanks to Barbara Theroux, Prageeta Sharma, Renée McGrath, and Kim Anderson.

"The Write Question" is supported in part by The Greater Montana Foundation — encouraging communication on issues, trends, and values of importance to Montanans. And by Humanities Montana, enriching intellectual, cultural, and civic life for all Montanans.

This program included music by Michael Blessing, and Springhill.

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Guests on the The Write Question are writers, publishers, and illustrators living, or working for an extended period of time, in the western United States. The Write Question is a production of Montana Public Radio.