Thursday, March 27, 2025

Q&A with Allison Gunn

From my Q&A with Allison Gunn, author of Nowhere: A Novel:
How much work does your title do to take readers into the story?

Nowhere was the title from the start, and I never received any suggestions otherwise. Beyond all else, the book is about Nowhere both literally and metaphorically. Without giving too many spoilers, it is the place of no return for our characters—a living, breathing reality just on the other side of ours. Yet, it’s also a space many of us know well. The Kennans may literally reside in the middle of nowhere, however, their isolation via stigma places them even further into this lonely place in every human’s heart.

That being said...[read on]
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Q&A with Allison Gunn.

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