In the first part of our interview with Samuel Ligon, we discussed the connections between his two new books, the collection Wonderland and the novel Among the Dead and Dreaming. For part two, we ended up delving into the creation of the collection more–specifically, the role of artist Stephen Knezovich and Ligon’s collaborative relationship with him. Also up for discussion: Ligon’s recent interest in nonfiction, a short film adapting several of the stories in Wonderland, and a fateful encounter with […]

This year brings with it two new books from author Samuel Ligon: the novel Among the Dead and Dreaming and the collection Wonderland. The former is a brilliantly jarring novel of revenge and the aftermath of violence, told through a series of voices; the latter is an often-surreal collection of short stories about love and relationships. He’s also one of the writers behind Pie and Whiskey–described as, “we bake 25 pies, we get two cases of whiskey, and we make […]