Now In Paperback: Jess Walter, 'The Cold Millions'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Nov 19, 2021

[REBROADCAST FROM NOVEMBER 17, 2020] Jess Walter talks about his latest novel, The Cold Millions. Set in Spokane, Washington, in the early 20th century, the novel depicts the early days of the labor movement in the Pacific Northwest.

The Cold Millions is now available in paperback and earned Walter the Washington State Book Award for fiction.

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