Alexis Schaitkin is a short story and essay writer here to introduce her debut novel: Saint X. Alexis has already been given immense praise, which includes its inclusion as a Bookreporter Bets On book! Carol and Alexis discuss the ways Saint X’s characters grow to understand their past, the sense of place that serves as both a paradise and a nightmare, and the secret ingredient that keeps Alexis writing.

Books discussed in this episode:

Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin

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