Brandon Taylor on his soulful novel ‘The Late Americans’ – a story of friendship, intimacy and desire in modern America – HERO

Interview with the author

Brandon Taylor on his soulful novel ‘The Late Americans’ – a story of friendship, intimacy and desire in modern America – HERO Interview with the author Brandon Taylor on his soulful novel ‘The Late Americans’ – a story of friendship, intimacy and desire in modern America By Barry Pierce | Books | 28 June 2023 Few writers can boast the instant success Brandon Taylor has had over the last three years. His debut novel, Real Life , was released in the summer of 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, by a small publishing house. For some, this would have signalled an ending before they’d even begun.

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