In this episode:

Dale Peck talks with Jeanne Thornton, author of the novel The Dream of Doctor Bantam and the collection The Black Emerald. They discuss Thornton’s relationship with the editing process, her experiences growing up in Texas, Ayn Rand, and Dirty Dancing. Her forthcoming novel Summer Fun is set to be released this summer, published by Soho Press. Thornton’s story “The Fountainhead” appears in Evergreen's Spring/Summer 2019 issue.