During this program, Chérie Newman talks with Marcel Jolley about Priors, his collection that contains four short stories and one novella.

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Marcel Jolley was born and raised in Skagway, Alaska and now lives in Camas, Washington, with his wife and son. During his day job, he flies airplanes for Alaska Airlines.

Jolley's collection of short stories, Neither Here Nor There, won the inaugural St. Lawrence Book Award and was published in 2007. Black Lawrence Press published his second short story collection, Priors, in the spring of 2012, to be followed by his novel, The Following Sea, in 2013.

Read Grady Harp's review of Priors at LiteraryAficionado.com.

Read a review of Neither Here Nor There.

Read an interview with Marcel Jolley at TheShortReview.com.

Look for Priors at Fact & Fiction in Missoula, or at your local independent bookseller.

The Write Question is produced by Chérie Newman. Executive producer, Michael Marsolek; studio engineer, Beth Anne Austein.

Special thanks to Lisa Simon, David Moore, Barbara Theroux, and Kim Anderson.

This program is supported by the Steele-Reese Foundation, Humanities Montana, connecting kids to community, supporting vital cultural institutions, and encouraging community conversations. And by Montana's Cultural Trust, Fact & Fiction book stores, and Public Radio Listeners.

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