Interviews with Daniel James Brown and Michael Perry

Welcome to episode 15 of the Harper Perennial Podcast, a show about the life of books.

We look at two new Harper Perennial releases in this podcast:

Under a Flaming Sky is Daniel James Brown's gripping account of a little-known American story: the Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894. Daniel's own great-grandmother and grandfather narrowly escaped this raging forest fire. Having grown up hearing their stories, he was finally compelled to write about them.

Truck: A Love Story is Michael Perry's warm and funny memoir about a busy year in his life: attempting to get his old International truck running, and trying to grow a garden. Unexpectedly, after 39 years of bachelorhood, he also met the woman who changed everything.

Both Under a Flaming Sky and Truck: A Love Story are available at bookstores and online retailers now.

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All content copyright HarperCollins Publishers. Music created with Garage Band.

About the producers:
Diane Gilleland produces podcasts including Craftypod. She teaches blogging, podcasting, and zine-making classes in Portland, and organizes creative community groups.

Ken Lyman has a background as a disc jockey, radio news caster, radio actor, is a and producer of radio commercials and books on tape. He is an avid reader and also enjoys community theater, travel, and an occassional attempt at writing fiction.