The first book, Some Luck, comes out Tuesday and the next two will be released within a year. Now the best-selling author is taking on another literary tradition - the trilogy. "And the people were so, sort of, straightforward and friendly."Īs a young woman, Smiley set out to write a novel in every literary genre: romance, comedy, epic and tragedy. "I got so many ideas there and I had so many thoughts there and it was such a great place to live," she says. She's been gone for a long time now, but something about the place still seems to pull on her imagination. And Smiley likes to accompany him on a banjo she bought back in 1972 when she was living in Iowa. One of those dogs, Fallon, has a special talent: He likes to sing. She has a couple at her home in Carmel Valley, Calif., where she lives with her husband. How?Īuthor Jane Smiley has a fondness for dogs. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Some Luck Author Jane Smiley
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