A Word on Words
The Best of John Seigenthaler's Interviews
John Lewis author David Halberstam author Arna Bontemps author John Egerton author Andrew Maraniss author Jesse Hill Ford author Frye Gaillard editor Patrick Toomay editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Vanderbilt University Press
Published:30th Mar '23
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
For years the legendary John Seigenthaler hosted A Word on Words on Nashville's public television station, WNPT. During the show’s four-decade run (1972 to 2013), he interviewed some of the most interesting and most important writers of our time. These in-depth exchanges revealed much about the writers who appeared on his show and gave a glimpse into their creative processes. Seigenthaler was a deeply engaged reader and a generous interviewer, a true craftsman. Frye Gaillard and Pat Toomay have collected and transcribed some of the iconic interactions from the show.
Featuring interviews with:
Arna Bontemps • Marshall Chapman • Pat Conroy • Rodney Crowell • John Egerton • Jesse Hill Ford • Charles Fountain • William Price Fox • Kinky Friedman • Frye Gaillard • Nikki Giovanni • Doris Kearns Goodwin • David Halberstam • Waylon Jennings • John Lewis • David Maraniss • William Marshall • Jon Meacham • Ann Patchett • Alice Randall • Dori Sanders • John Seigenthaler Sr. • Marty Stuart • Pat Toomay
Only Seigenthaler could get these esteemed writers to open up and loosen up to discuss writing, art, and their life experiences."—Beverly Keel, Dean of the College of Media and Entertainment, Middle Tennessee State University
“This book captures my father’s passion for literature and highlights his interviews with some of the most famous authors of our time. He used A Word on Words to encourage his viewers to ‘keep reading,’ a message that is as important today as it was when he started the program more than four decades ago."—John M. Seigenthaler
ISBN: 9780826505736
Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 23mm
Weight: 363g
346 pages