Why Marlon James Would Rather Research Boring Stuff Than Write | The Job Interview
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Marlon James–author of novels like “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” “The Dark Star Trilogy” and “The Disappearers”–sits down with WSJ. Magazine to discuss why writing is "detective work," how he researched his latest book "The Disappearers" and how he celebrated winning the Booker Prize. Marlon also discusses his writing process, his love of the book “Dogeaters” by Jessica Hagedorn and more.
Chapters:
0:00 Marlon’s resume and “boredom”
0:59 On books and reading
2:29 Research, writing and when you know you have a book
3:25 On “The Disappearers”
5:31 Winning the Booker Prize
6:48 Your favorite word
7:17 Are we in a literary crisis?
7:59 Learning from your students
8:38 Habits to become a better reader
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