Fictional Appalachian Lives Shaped By Violence

The Leonard Lopate Show | Sep 21, 2015

Award-winning writer Ron Rash discusses his latest novel, Above the Waterfall, set in contemporary Appalachia. Les, a long-time sheriff just three-weeks from retirement, contends with the ravages of crystal meth and his own duplicity. Becky, a park ranger with a harrowing past, finds solace amid the beauty of North Carolina. When an irascible elderly local is accused of poisoning a trout stream, Les and Becky are plunged into deep and dangerous waters.

EVENTS: On Wednesday, September 23rd, the author will be interviewed at the New York Public Library by Jessica Strand, the Associate Director of Public Programs and Events, followed by a Q&A from the audience and then a book signing starting at 12:00PM.

11 W. 40th Street, New York, NY 10018

On Wednesday, September 23rd, the author will be at McNally Jackson Books in Conversation with Richard Price at 7:00PM.

52 Prince Street, New York, NY 10012

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