Serving the Story: An Interview with Kate Reed Petty
by Amy Gustine
Amy Gustine talks with Kate Reed Petty about the structural features of her new novel, True Story, exploring not just what kind of story she’s written, but how she pulled it off.
Amy Gustine is the author of the story collection, You Should Pity Us Instead, a 2017 Finalist for the Ohioana Book Award in Fiction and one of The Millions’ “Most Anticipated Books of 2016.” Her work has also received an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award and Pushcart Prize special mention. Her fiction and essays have appeared in several publications, including The Chicago Tribune’s Printers Row Journal, The Kenyon Review, The Michigan Quarterly Review, Tin House, Writer’s Digest, and Lit Hub. Keep up with her at www.AmyGustine.com or on Twitter at @AmyGustine.
Amy Gustine talks with Kate Reed Petty about the structural features of her new novel, True Story, exploring not just what kind of story she’s written, but how she pulled it off.
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