JANET PEERY

A Conversation with Janet Peery

August 9, 2007, Blackbird editor Mary Flinn spoke to Janet Peery about her book What the Thunder Said, a series of linked stories and a novella. With Flinn, Peery discusses her process, the concept of interconnected stories vs. a “traditional novel structure,” influences of other writers, and more. Peery ends by reading a passage from the novella section of the book.  

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The prologue for What the Thunder Said first appeared in Blackbird v4n2, fall 2005, as
“How Beautiful Thy Feet With Shoes.” (Archival page will open in a separate window.)

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