What are You Reading? What are You Writing? ep. 350 with Lennox Caige
Award-winning mystery and suspense novelist Karen E. Osborne welcomes debut novelist Lennox Caige to discuss An American Spectacle, a provocative thriller inspired by contemporary headlines and the deeply divisive debate over reproductive rights.
After Clay Vale loses his wife following a desperate back-alley abortion, grief and rage drive him toward revenge against a powerful Texas politician and his family. What follows forces characters—and readers—to confront difficult questions about justice and vengeance, public convictions and private choices, and what happens when political principles suddenly become intensely personal.
Karen and Lennox discuss how real-world events inspired the novel, the challenge of tackling a sensitive subject without judging his characters or telling readers what to believe, and his determination to understand competing perspectives. They also explore his characters as people rather than positions, his writing journey and style, what he's working on next, and books worth adding to your TBR.
Watch or listen and join us for a thoughtful conversation about suspense, moral complexity, and what fiction can reveal when difficult public questions become deeply personal.
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