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Virtual Memories Show 302:
\nJerome Charyn<\/a><\/p>\n

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“In most historical novels, you’re dealing with events, and I’m really dealing with trauma and wounds.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>On the latest stop on his blog tour<\/a>, author Jerome Charyn<\/a> joins the show to talk about his new novel, The Perilous Adventures of the Cowboy King: A Novel of Teddy Roosevelt and His Times<\/a>\"\" (Liveright Publishing). We get into the image that inspired the book, the challenges & rewards of historical fiction, and the quest to separate Teddy Roosevelt’s myth from his story. Along the way, we get into ping pong, whether LeBron James should have gone somewhere besides LA, the magic of Allegra Kent & Balanchine’s ballet, the loneliness of Van Gogh’s garret, the joy of collaborating on graphic novels, and the miracle of Jerome becoming a writer. Leave a comment about this episode below to enter a raffle to win Jerome’s new book & a his earlier novel, I Am Abraham: A Novel of Lincoln and the Civil War<\/a>\"\"! Check out the rest of the blog tour<\/a> in support of The Perilous Adventures of the Cowboy King<\/em>! Give it a listen!<\/a> And go buy The Perilous Adventures of the Cowboy King: A Novel of Teddy Roosevelt and His Times<\/a>\"\"!<\/p>\n

\u201dI’m afraid of everything, but I’m fearless on the page. Everything frightens me, but writing doesn’t frighten me.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n