Buntin is the author of the acclaimed novel Marlena, and an assistant professor at the University of Michigan, where she teaches writing. In this conversation, Buntin talks about the origins of her new novel, Famous Men, the development of two of its main characters, Will Miles and Nathaniel Fellows, and the community that helped inspire her to keep writing it over the years. To purchase a copy of the novel, please visit our friends at Bookshop.

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