Washington D.C. has become a new center not only for politics, but culture of late. But for author Ward Just it has long been a place of literary inspiration as well. Born in Waukegan, Illinois, Just began his career writing for that town's News-Sun newspaper, before moving on to positions with Newsweek and the Washington Post and covering the Vietnam War. At the end of the Sixties, Just left journalism and in 1970 published his first novel. He wrote another 14, along with collections of short stores and non-fiction, with one book, An Unfinished Season, being nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, and another, Echo House, a National Book Award finalist. Just was also a two-time O. Henry award finalist for his short stories. KMUW book critic Sarah Bagby is here now to tell us about his latest book, set again in Washington D.C.
You can hear Sarah Bagby's book reviews the second and fourth Mondays of every month, and find additional information about the books and authors reviewed
Majority Owner, Sarah Bagby, has over 25 years of experience at Watermark Books. This year Sarah was appointed to the Board of Directors for the American Book Association, and is currently serving in the first of a three year term. She is a member of the Midwest Booksellers Association, which serves a 10-state region, and recently served as president of the association. She also is on the Advisory Council of VOICE, an imprint of Hyperion Publishing. She is very active in the community, participates in several literary associations, and was selected to participate in Leadership Wichita.
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