


I dropped out of school to write, worked crappy jobs, eked by. JF: This is, truly, all I ever planned to be. What’s your writing background? Is this what you’ve always wanted to do? JJ: The Bright Lands is an impressive debut. As Joel and a cast of misfits search for Dylan, they learn more about the shame and secrets and bigotry their town has harbored for decades, and soon all roads lead to a mysterious place known as “The Bright Lands.” And then everything catches on fire. Joel Whitley, a gay man who left town ten years earlier under mysterious circumstances, comes home to help his brother, Dylan, the town’s star quarterback, only for Dylan to disappear the next day. JF: Well, on the one hand, The Bright Lands is about the small town of Bentley, Texas, where football is king. I couldn’t be happier to be bringing this particular book into the world at this particular moment. John Fram: I’m doing pretty well! I live in New York City, where the horrible grief and paranoia of Covid is slowly passing and, in its place, we’re finding horror and rage, which feels far more productive. First off, how does it feel getting your amazing debut published during everything else going on in 2020? Are you doing okay?

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