One of my favorite people at WSU, years ago when I did my MFA, was James Lee Burke. His son had been my student when I was teaching at KU, so pere JLB and I had an instant connection. He was a struggling creative writing professor, trying to teach full time, write, and get his novels published!
Burke writes beautiful, vivid and violent prose about New Iberia, La., and Montana.This interview focuses on Katrina, and he describes it very powerfully. His latest Dave Robicheaux book is set in post-Katrina New Orleans.
My thanks to sister Jane, who conducted this interview.
http://bookcriticscircle.blogspot.com/
For further information, here's the official James Lee Burke site.http://jamesleeburke.com/bibliography.html
