Letters to a Young Writer

T. Coraghessan Boyle is the author of nineteen books of fiction, including World’s End, The Tortilla Curtain, and, recently, Talk Talk. Known for his exploration of the joys, sorrows, and misguided appetites of baby boomers, Boyle has been compared to Mark Twain for his mixture of humor and social insight. He has received many literary honors, including a National Book Award nomination for Drop City. He teaches in the English Department at the University of Southern California.
 
 

Dennis O’Reilly recently completed his first novel and is currently working on a collection of short stories. He works as a freelance writer in the Seattle area, where he lives with his wife and children.

Photograph by Derek Sparks.