by David Payne | Aug 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
“Payne’s memoir about his late brother is a book that is, as much as anything, a study in the power of inexhaustible candor.”
by David Payne | Aug 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
“…a superhonest, affecting personal narrative; Payne writes about his childhood, his parents, and his career with a novelist’s sensitivity to detail.”
by David Payne | Aug 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Listen to the interview here.
by David Payne | Aug 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Sara Nelson, Editorial Director of Amazon.com: An Amazon Best Book of August 2015: Imagine Mary Karr’s best poetic prose superimposed on material reminiscent of Pat Conroy and you begin to get an idea of what you’re in for with Barefoot to Avalon, a deeply moving...
by David Payne | Aug 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
…it’s hard not to be taken aback, then captivated, by the bluntness, Payne’s unwillingness to shy away from not only the difficulties in the story being told, but also in the act of trying to tell the story. This dynamic burns starkly and powerfully through all...
