YOUTH IN ALL ITS MISEDUCATION & CONSEQUENCE – FICTION
Brandon Hobson’s The Devil Is a Southpaw: A Novel is a haunting novel of obsession, pride, and forgiveness. Told through Milton’s darkly comic – and possibly unreliable – account of his friendship and rivalry with gifted Cherokee artist Matthew, the story revisits their harrowing youth in juvenile detention and the lingering traumas of incarceration, pride, and survival, brought to life by Hobson’s visceral prose and original artwork. The stresses of acting on a TV show, the pressures of an elite high school, and the demands of his wrestling coach have Griffin Hurt, 14, under siege. And in the fall of 1980, here comes Naomi Shah, 36, mother of two, and married to a wealthy man. Adam Ross’ Playworld: A Novel immerses us in Griffin’s life, surrounded by adults who embody the excesses of an era. Moderated by writer David Lerner Schwartz, assistant professor and an instructor for the MFA program at the University of Central Florida.
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