In this episode we sit down with Eskor David Johnson, the Trinidad and Tobago author, to discuss his debut novel, Pay As You Go.
Pay As You Go has been labeled as "magical realism" by fans, a "Mock epic" by author and Penguin press editor Ed Park, and is one of our favorite books of the year.
Whether you see it as a coming of age story, a hero's journey, or something else entirely, Pay As You Go is sure to appeal to a wide range of readers due to its fantastic storytelling, loveable and ridiculous characters, and a humanistic element we can all relate to.
On top of discussing Pay As You Go, we also ask Eskor about his writing process, his time at the Iowa writers workshop MFA program, his love of photography and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and so much more.
This was hands down one of our favorite episodes to date, and we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it!
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Pay as you Go by Eskor David Johnson
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
https://amzn.to/3TuHSkk
100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
https://amzn.to/3GP4Evy
JR by William Gaddis
https://amzn.to/4aEMvyv
Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa
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The Hospital by Amhed Bounani
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Americanah by Chimamanda Adichie
https://amzn.to/3Ny0ewW
The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
https://amzn.to/41BtRmY
Tinkers by Paul Harding
https://amzn.to/47bswUS
A house for Mr. Biswas by VS Naipaul
https://amzn.to/3ROqyWc
Miguel’s Street by VS Naipaul
https://amzn.to/3tiJ1AT
Speedboat by Renata Adler
https://www.amazon.com/Speedboat-NYRB-Classics-Renata-Adler/dp/1590176138?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1703093985&sr=1-1&linkCode=sl1&tag=theonlife-20&linkId=9c4d8554c1502c371b3b885db80ba5ea&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
The Adventures and misadventures of Maqroll by Alvaro Mutis
https://amzn.to/3REvr2W
My Brilliant Friends by Eleana Ferrante
https://amzn.to/3Hbq1Yp
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
https://amzn.to/3Rz9MZE
The collected Fictions of Luis Borges translated by Andrew Hurley
https://amzn.to/3GUtdaB
Poverty by America by Matthew Desmond
https://amzn.to/3GOWgMP
Evicted by Matthew Desmond
https://amzn.to/3RNJIeG
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