“In the book, I talk a lot about old folklore and old legends, but I also want to capture what’s happening now...” In this video interview, filmmaker, visual artist, and musician J. D. Wilkes speaks about the origins of his debut novel, The Vine That Ate the South (Two Dollar Radio, 2017).
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