Episode 55: Writer Ron Rash on McCarthy's Work and Influence

Reading McCarthy by Scott Yarbrough and Guest Hosts

Nov 18, 202442:23Arts

Episode 55 is a discussion with award winning novelist, short story writer, poet, and big-time McCarthy fan, Ron Rash. Ron attended Gardner Webb University in Boiling Rock NC and then earned his master’s in English at Cl...

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