No new posts today. I’ve got writing to do. Here’s something to look at in the meantime, part one of Cormac McCarthy’s interview with Oprah. A great get for Oprah, I suppose, though I wish she’d questioned him more deeply. For years McCarthy famously refused to give interviews, so you hate to see Oprah squander the opportunity. Nonetheless, the whole interview is paid off by the bit about McCarthy being inspired to write The Road after watching his 8-year-old son asleep in bed in an El Paso hotel room (beginning at 3:24). As the father of two young boys, I was deeply touched by The Road. My female friends tell me the book did not hit them the same way. Maybe it’s a father-son thing, but I’m with Oprah on this one: The Road was one of the most moving reading experiences I’ve ever had.

The interview continues here.