The Porchlight: Episode 29 with Carrie Fountain
In this newest episode of The Porchlight, Writing Barn Founder, Bethany Hegedus, talks with poet and novelist Carrie Fountain about her debut novel I’m Not Missing (Flatiron Books 2018).
I’m Not Missing, is a coming of age novel set in Las Cruces, New Mexico and follows the life and trials of protagonist, Miranda, as she navigates her senior year and the sudden disappearance of her best friend.
In this episode Bethany and Carrie discuss all things I’m Not Missing, from creation to release, and also touch on aspects of the writer life, including the process of transitioning from writing Poetry to Young Adult Fiction and the power and honor behind being a woman writing for younger women. Carrie and Bethany even reminisce on the books that changed them as young readers, from Judy Blume’s Tiger Eyes, to Tolstoy’s War and Peace. This is an episode not to be missed!
Enjoy our latest episode of The Porchlight, and don’t forget to pick up your own copy of I’m Not Missing by Carrie Fountain, on shelves now!
Carrie Fountain’s poems have appeared in Tin House, Poetry, and The New Yorker, among others. Her debut collection, Burn Lake, was a National Poetry Series winner and was published in 2010 by Penguin. Her second collection, Instant Winner, was published by Penguin in 2014. Fountain’s debut novel, I’m Not Missing, was published in July, 2018 by Flatiron Books (Macmillan).
Born and raised in Mesilla, New Mexico, Fountain received her MFA as a fellow at the James A. Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas. Currently writer-in-residence at St. Edward’s University and Visiting Professor at the Michener Center, she is the host of NPR’s This Is Just To Say, a radio show and podcast where she has intimate conversations with America’s most influential poets.
Fountain lives in Austin with her husband, playwright and novelist Kirk Lynn, and their children.
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