The Western Lonesome Society has been described as a surreal western. Some of it feels distinctly historical, while other parts of the story have a dream-like quality. What inspired you to create multiple narratives in one story? I love that question. To explain it, I really have to go back in time a bit, fifteen […]
Robert Garner McBrearty
A Conversation with Robert Garner McBrearty
November 30th, 2015 | by caleb | published in Blog, Robert Garner McBrearty | Leave A Comment »
The Western Lonesome Society — Chapter 1
September 15th, 2015 | by caleb | published in Blog, Robert Garner McBrearty | Leave A Comment »
Now available everywhere fine books are sold! IndieBound Tattered Cover Bookstore Powells City of Books Amazon Chapter 1: The Current Situation On a warm afternoon in summer, many years after his kidnapping, in the makeshift room above his garage, in a modest, ramshackle suburban neighborhood in a small city somewhere in the West, Jim stands at […]
‘Don’t Wait Too Long’: McBrearty on Writing
September 10th, 2015 | by Ashley Teatum | published in Blog, Robert Garner McBrearty | Leave A Comment »
The Western Lonesome Society
July 3rd, 2015 | by caleb | published in Fiction, New Releases, Robert Garner McBrearty | Leave A Comment »
Now available everywhere fine books are sold! IndieBound Tattered Cover Bookstore Powells City of Books Amazon Read a sample chapter here. Evoking the Western drama of Cormac McCarthy, the family sensibility of Kent Haruf, and the wacky, magical humor of Christopher Moore, McBrearty displays his storytelling prowess and wit in his debut novel. In this hilarious, […]
McBrearty’s First Story Keeps Giving
May 11th, 2015 | by Ashley Teatum | published in Blog, Robert Garner McBrearty | Leave A Comment »
Robert Garner McBrearty’s “The Dishwasher,” his first published short story, continues to garner accolades decades after its initial appearance in the Mississippi Review in 1982. This time, it’s in the form of a theatrical performance. Cape Elizabeth High School’s theater troupe won in their division at the Maine Drama Festival for their performance of “The […]