Hernan Diaz is an author, essayist, and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award. His newest novel, "Trust," has just this week been chosen as a finalist for the Booker Prize - one of the most prestigious of literary prizes. The head of the Booker judging panel said many of this year’s finalists involve “the elusive nature of truth”. That certainly would pertain to “Trust”. The book is intricately plotted, marvelously written, and insightful about the world of finance and the singular relationship Americans have with money. Diaz also talks about his writing process, writing a character with an "obnoxious" point of view, and the thrills and perils of releasing a book out into a world. Our conversation took place just before the Booker nominees were announced, but reading ’Trust" and listening to Diaz will leave you with no doubt that this novel deserves the high honor according it by the Booker judging committee. Our independent book store this week is Market Street Books in Mashpee, Massachusetts, a favorite vacation destination.
Books mentioned in the podcast this week:

Trust by Hernan Diaz

In The Distance by Hernan Diaz

A Backward Glance by Edith Wharton

Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

I am a Bunny by Richard Scarry

Horse by Geraldine Brooks

Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

The Old Man in the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

Emma by Jane Austen