West Texas Talk:
Lannan Resident Claire Vaye Watkins on Deserts and Her Mom
Originally broadcast on May 31, 2018 | Hosted by Rachel Monroe for KRTS
Claire Vaye Watkins (Diana Nguyen for Marfa Public Radio)
On this episode, Rachel Monroe speaks to writer Claire Vaye Watkins about her upbringing, growing up in California, and her mother’s influence on her writing. She is the author of the novel Gold Fame Citrus and the short story collection Battleborn.
Claire Vaye Watkins will read at the Crowley Theater on Sunday, June 3 at 6 pm.
About Diana Nguyen
Diana Nguyen is a born and bred Texan from Houston. She reports for Marfa Public Radio where she also hosts and produces the interview program West Texas Talk. Nguyen studied Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas, was a student at the Transom Story Workshop, and was a Next Generation Radio Fellow. Her work explores the stories and forces that shape the people and places of Far West Texas.
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